“The biggest risk is not taking any risk at all… In a world that changes really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” - Mark Zuckerberg. A book based on taking risk would be a classic book for decades to come; which is exactly what J.R.R. Tolkien, the English author, did. In the book, The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, Thorin, and a group of dwarves are on a journey venturing across the land and reclaiming the gold from the dragon, Smoug, with mentoring from Gandalf. The entire book, Bilbo is doing things you would never expect from an innocent, respectful hobbit putting him out of his comfort zone making him a leader. The theme is risking and living without worry to become your true self. In the beginning of the book, Bilbo is seen as an innocent, light-hearted character being afraid of anything changing; this becomes a fear of his, which is why he is not who he truly is till the end of his journey. Readers must understand …show more content…
By morning they set off, and Bilbo either chooses to stay with his simple life or take a chance to prove himself. After Gandalf pushes him to think about the journey, Bilbo thinks, “something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.” (Tolkien, 26). Bilbo then finally makes up his mind and catches up with the dwarves, which is only the beginning of the revealing journey. This shows that some part of him wants to go out and be a careless Took with the adventure that Thoran describes as, “something to never come back from…” (Tolkien, 23) His hobbit side makes him rethink everything, holding him back from opportunities that he would’ve thought about later on. Pushing aside his cautious side, Bilbo took a chance on the