The Hobbit Passage Analysis

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Bilbo had just aroused. He hadn’t known where he was and he couldn’t see, as he was in a dark cave where goblins dwell. The hobbit was flummoxed and bewildered where his friends were and how he got here and how to get out. The questions just piled up in his head. Not knowing what to do next, Bilbo Baggins continued down a path within the dark cave. After a little while of rushing past the tunnel, he came across a shiny key. It was just lying there in the middle of the passage. So, he picked it up and slipped it into his pocket. A little ways down the passage Bilbo came across something he never wished to come across. It was Gollum. He had been living in the dark caves on a little island with his boat for a while, ever since he escaped the …show more content…

They asked each other riddles and if Bilbo wouldn’t answer the riddle, he would be killed. If Gollum wouldn’t answer a riddle, he would be forced to show Bilbo the way out of the dark passage. So it had …show more content…

At last, it had come down to the last question. Bilbo Baggins asked Gollum what was in his left pocket. It, of course, was the key he had found earlier which Gollum does not know about. Gollum was confused beyond his mind. He had managed to make 3 guesses and each was wrong. Once Bilbo had “won” the sacred riddle game, Gollum had to show Bilbo the way out. First, however, he needed to get one thing before he would show Bilbo how to exit the cave. Hidden in a rock on his island was a gold key called his “birthday present.” Not an ordinary key, but a key which would make Gollum invisible once he slipped it onto his finger. Screeches filled the cave. The key was nowhere to be found. Having a few minutes to escape Bilbo took hold of that opportunity, he scrammed for his life out of the passage. He decided to slip his ring on, still not knowing it was in Gollum’s possession. Gollum had also been running behind him, hoping to get his hands on what was in his pocket. Suddenly, Gollum had run over Bilbo not knowing he even had. The ring made Bilbo invisible and Gollum had no idea where he was. Bilbo, seeing daylight, at last, was suddenly blocked by Gollum blocking his passage to get out of the

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