The Hobbit, a fantasy novel written by author J.R.R. Tolkien, follows the story of a regular Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who goes on an incredible journey in search of wealth and, unbeknownst to him, his own self-worth. This adventure that Bilbo goes on happens to perfectly portray the stages of “A Hero’s Journey”, which, discovered by Joseph Campbell in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, is the theory that all heroes, ranging from those in Greek mythology to those in today’s TV shows, encounter he same basic, universal stages throughout their journeys.