Examples Of Sacrifice In The Hobbit

Sacrifice: "the destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else"—according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. However, there are countless different perspectives on what sacrifice means. J.R.R. Tolkien is a best-selling author from the 1900s who is still greatly appreciated today. After passing away in 1973, Tolkien’s son continued publishing his father’s books. The Hobbit, one of Tolkien’s books, has loads of examples of sacrifice. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit shows that sacrifice is to commit to something even when it’s difficult, to put your peers' safety before your own, and to be ready for any consequences when standing up for others. One way The Hobbit defines sacrifice is to be ready for any consequences when standing up for others. In The Hobbit, Thorin goes to jail and faces questioning from the King, but refuses to answer the question about why he was in the forest, protecting him, his friends, and the treasure (Tolkien,

In The Hobbit, Bilbo looks for his friends instead of ditching them when he had every right to do so (Tolkien, 91). Reluctantly, Bilbo searched for his friends, fully aware that his chances of being safe decreased with each step. He risked his safety so he could help the dwarves. In another event, Bilbo was caught trying to steal a key and was at risk of being eaten by the trolls, but he still tried to steal the key (Tolkien, 36). As one would be in his situation, Bilbo was terrified, as he was literally about to get eaten. However, he still committed to stealing it, even though he would rather just give up. Say you were doing your homework and hated doing so because it was boring. However, since you were already doing it, you might as well finish it because you’ll benefit from it—even though it is painfully boring to do. To sum it up, putting in effort despite being unwilling is a huge part of