Cameron Canfield
Ms. Hack
English 9
28 September 2017
Have you ever been on a quest that could have possibly end your life? In The Hobbit by: J.R.R Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins is often torn between his love of the comforts of home and his desire for adventure. Bilbo Baggins does not like to travel and much prefers his comfort of his hobbit hole. He was not happy to be going on this quest but was reluctantly persuaded to go.
The quest leads to the development from being a dwarf to a Hero.
In the beginning of the novel Bilbo Baggins was persuaded, when his courage was in question, to go on the quest by Gandalf and the dwarves even though he didn’t really want to go. For example on Gandalf asked Bilbo but declined “We don’t want any adventures here, thank you!” (Tolkien 7). He very deliberately stated that he didn’t want to go on any adventures. Also Bilbo says “that you think i’m no good. I will show you” (Tolkien 22). In this passage he gets very insulted when Gloin calls Bilbo a fool. He let his pride get the better of him by agreeing to go on the quest.
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For instance in chapter 8, when Bilbo uses his sword to free himself from the spider web, he feels differently about himself. This is an indication that he is growing in self awareness. After the encounter with the spiders he names his sword which many heroic people do, “I will give you a name, and I shall call you Sting” (Tolkien 170). When Bilbo figures out a plan for the escape of the dwarves to Esgaroth, in chapter 9, Gandalf has departed so Bilbo has tremendous responsibility as their fate is in his hands. He displays both bravery and intelligence for figuring out the escape and doing it without Gandalf. All of these traits that he gains throughout his journey are all shared with a