Personal choices define a character’s identity in The Hobbit. Factors such as race, destiny, and family are obstacles for individuals to overcome. By making certain choices, a character can see their fate and challenge through their destiny. If a character is able to overcome these obstacles, there is no limit to the things that they can accomplish. Bilbo Baggins, the main character in the novel, is an example of a person that made personal choices and changed his destiny.
Bilbo Baggins was just an ordinary hobbit, who went on an extraordinary adventure. He travelled many miles, through dark forests and mountains; he battled goblins, spiders, trolls, and a dragon. Some people say that it was Bilbo’s destiny to do all of these things, but they would be wrong. It was Bilbo who made some hard choices. The book started off with a choice, whether or not Bilbo would go on the adventure, obviously he agreed to go. Without this first personal
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With the dwarves behind him, it was time for the hobbit to make a decision that would change his destiny. Bilbo saw a gem lying on the floor, and he knew that it was the Arkenstone of Thrain. Bilbo was adjusting his fate and that of others too. If the hobbit had not taken the Arkenstone, he would have had no means to bargain with Bard. When the Men of Laketown surrounded the mountain, the dwarves and Bilbo were trapped inside with little food. Thorin was very stubborn and refused to surrender. Bilbo would not sit lazily by and accept this as his fate. The hobbit went sneaking into the camp to negotiate with the Elvenking and Bard. The hobbit had a solution to end the dispute, however. He gave the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking to help them negotiate with Thorin. It was this decision though that helped the dwarves, elves, and men come to peace before the goblins