You can tell a fairytale like The Three little pigs, but without conflict it won 't be a very good story. The same thing applies to all stories. Conflict, is a key role in making a story and Hobbit is no exception. That 's why in this book there are several conflicts that make the story interesting, and better.Three important conflicts in The Hobbit are the conflict between Bilbo 's Baggins and Tookish side, his struggle against Gollum, and when Bilbo and the dwarves tried to get through Mirkwood.
The first conflict we come upon is Bilbo 's struggle between his cautious and adventurous side. In the beginning Bilbo is given the opportunity to go on a quest when Gandalf the wizard approaches him about being a burglar, for a group of Dwarves trying to reclaim the old dwarven town known as Dale. This event sparks the first conflict in the book. Here Bilbo struggles in a man vs self conflict. Bilbo wants to stay home and be comfortable,
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The second conflict is when Bilbo meets a hungry crazed creature named Gollum. Bilbo gets lost and comes across a dangerous creature who wants to eat him, named Gollum. Bilbo strikes a deal with Gollum that if he can stump him with a riddle, Gollum has to lead Bilbo back to the dwarves, and if Bilbo loses Gollum gets to eat Bilbo. Bilbo resolves his man vs man conflict by tricking Gollum with an especially difficult riddle, and using an invisibility ring that he stole from Gollum, to fool Gollum into showing him the exit. This triumph sparks a sort of courage in him. It gives Bilbo the confidence he needs to later on to take charge and sort of lead the quest, just like in this quote. "Indeed they really expected him to think of some wonderful plan for helping them, and we 're not merely grumbling.They knew too well that they would soon all have been dead, if it had not been for the hobbit; and they thanked him many times." (Tolkien 166). This change in Bilbo 's image, allows the reader to have a more