In “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien Bilbo’s character changes in many different ways. In the first few chapters, Bilbo was a scared Hobbit, but as the chapters progress he became brave. Bilbo loves the adventures that they are going on, although he was scared of the adventures in the first chapters. Throughout the chapters Bilbo lets Gandalf be the leader, but in chapter eight Bilbo takes the role of the leader. Bilbo changes in many ways throughout the first eight chapters of “The Hobbit”.
The first major way Bilbo’s character changes is when he escapes Gollum by himself. To escape Gollum he had to hide by using the ring and he also jumped over Gollum’s head. One reason that this detail is important is that this was Bilbo’s first real challenge. Bilbo had little to no help against Gollum, Bilbo got lucky and found the ring when he woke up from hitting his head on a rock. He also changes by jumping over Gollum’s head instead of killing him. This was Bilbo’s first major way of his character development.
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Bilbo used his rock-throwing skills to throw rocks at the spiders. He also used his vision to see the boat across the enchanted stream. This detail is important because Gandalf doesn’t have to do everything for the company, Bilbo can help. Bilbo can start using his other skills in chapters coming up. If Gandalf is still not with the company Bilbo can take charge as the leader and help using his