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The Hobbit Courage Essay

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The Hobbit, Courage and Improvising
The Hobbit is a book that has hooked fantasy readers for years on end that has now become one of the most well known fantasy books in the genre. It is a book about a hobbit named Bilbo. One day, he meets a wizard named Gandalf who has been looking for Bilbo to accompany him and thirteen dwarves on a great quest. The next night, Bilbo hears a knock on his door and when he opens it, he is greeted by Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves. They explain that they need a burglar on their journey to reclaim their home and take back their kingdom, Erebor, otherwise known as The Lonely Mountain. Bilbo reluctantly agrees and they encounter Trolls, Elves, Goblins, and many more creatures that call Middle Earth home. In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, the main character Bilbo Baggins is forced to step outside the comfort of his town and go on an adventure where he …show more content…

Tolkien, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is forced to grow, not only in intelligence, but also in courage. In chapter two of The Hobbit, Bilbo is forced to step out of his comfort zone to guilt trip the Trolls into letting him go. This was one of the main points that Bilbo had to manipulate the situation so everyone could be safe and the first time he is seen doing so. In the Goblin’s lair where Bilbo wakes up in the cold, he engages in a riddle battle with Gollum. This sharpens his ability to think fast in a situation. In the last piece of evidence, Bilbo speaks to Smaug, complementing the self-centered dragon. It is common knowledge that dragons are quite selfish so by making himself seem like a mindless follower, Bilbo boosts Smaug’s ego, and because of that, he lets Bilbo go. People change, and that is just a natural fact of life. Because of that, one's courage and understanding of many things grow with one. We can learn from topics like this just to keep in mind that a person that one might love dearly might not be the same from one’s first interaction to the

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