It also confirmed Sam’s suspicions that Gollum wasn’t as good as he seemed. In the beginning of the chapter Gollum says, “Orcs or no, if it’s the only way, we must take it: (Tolkien 369). This implies
“Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all along by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves…He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder.” (181). Bilbo transforms from a follower of the company to a leader when they are finally faced with Smaug. “ [Bilbo] would often borrow Thorin’s map and gaze at it, pondering over the runes and the message of the moon-letters Elrond had read.” (238) When Thorin first arrived at Bilbo’s hole, he was the one that was reading the map.
He revealed his hobbit character and thinking most visibly by fainting,for
For example in one of the paragraphs it states, “Then the hobbit slipped on his ring, and warned by the echoes to take more than hobbits care to make no sound.” This shows how Bilbo uses the ring to his advantage so the dragon doesn't see him. Another time he uses the ring is when he makes an offer to the dwarves that he will go back down to check if the dragon was still asleep, “Now I will make you an offer. I have got my ring and I will creep down this very noon—then if ever Smaug ought to be napping—and see what he is up to.”
While The Hobbit chronicles the journey of Bilbo Baggins, it forms also a journey for the reader. It starts in the cozy hobbit-hole of Bilbo, who is very relatable. He is just a hobbit, content with smoking pipe, eating cake and drinking tea to fill the rest of his days. And then, Gandalf appears.
This was a smart thing for Bilbo to do and I enjoyed figuring out how the riddles applied to his
The journey that Bilbo endures transforms him into a hero. Bilbo encounters many tests and trials throughout the story which reveal character. These courageous actions display the heroic character of Bilbo. Throughout The Hobbit, Bilbo displays the universal message that anyone can develop into a hero. Even the smallest and seemingly weakest creatures and people can become as great as Bilbo.
I'm not really happy with this. Something got lost in the translation between my brain and the keyboard, but if I draw it out any longer, I'll just become really frustrated, and hey, at least the damn Mirkwood Arc is finally done. Saw a comment, don’t remember where (sorry), about how odd it is that Bilbo, in the beginning of the movie, knows such intimate details about the sacking of Erebor and the Elves’ betrayal. Things only Thorin could have told him. I figured the reason for that is because Thorin had, in fact, told him.
Gollum was in his boat again, paddling wildly back to the dark shore; and such a rage of loss and suspicion was in his heart that no sword had any more terror for him." (Tolkien 82). This quote shows how Gollum's character changed when he realized the ring was missing. He had so much greed for the ring that he was so angry when he couldn't find it. Gollum ate things that innocently wandered into his cave and J.R.R Tolkien wanted this “pitiful excuse of a creature” to teach a lesson on what happens if you are
Gollum gets three chances and loses, and since Gollum was supposed to get Bilbo out he tries to find his ring to kill Bilbo, but when he realizes it’s gone he gets mad and starts accusing Bilbo and then hunts for him, but Bilbo slips on his ring without realizes he is invisible and he goes and follows Gollum as Gollum doesn’t realize he is leading Bilbo to the exit. Then Bilbo realizes he is invisible when he crashes into Gollum and Gollum
Without a hint of where to go Bilbo heads down the tunnel until he comes upon an underground lake where a creepy and mysterious thing lives, this thing is of course Gollum. Bilbo makes an agreement with Gollum that if he can come up with a riddle that is to hard then Gollu must show him a way out. The “riddle” that Bilbo stumps Gollum on wasn’t even a riddle at all, Bilbo simply asked,”What is in my pocket.” He did this after remembering that he had found a ring in the tunnel and slipped it into his pocket. Gollum gets very upset at this and instead of showing him a way out Gollum tries to eat Bilbo.
Peter Jackson’s scenes in the movie furthered this desire for Gollum to kill Bilbo and it was unnecessary. A specific scene in the movie where it showed Gollum planning on killing Bilbo was when Gollum was holding a rock behind his back planning on using it on Bilbo, even though he ended up chucking it at the floor out of frustration. We still know that even in the movie, Gollum cannot be trusted. This was a very unnecessary adjustment because it did not affect the audience in any way past what it already did in the book. There were many visual techniques that Peter Jackson used when making the Gollum scene, such as the dark lighting the entire time, and the close-ups to show their facial expressions.
When Bilbo finds the ring it changes him forever, for he is able to do things he would have never done before or even dream of doing. When Bilbo faces tough situations the ring always gets him by, and after he has come out the victor, he feels accomplished and more confident of his skills. After going through this process countless times his skills in battle and intelligence increase, as well as his self esteem and respect. The ring in this specific book symbolizes change. Bilbo’s change from a hesitant, powerless hobbit to a confident human being capable of most anything.
We know of its importance because of how Gollum describes it as,"My precious" and overreacts when he discovers that Bilbo Baggins stole his ring "Curse it! Curse it! Curse the Baggins!" in the text. The conflict is then started as Gollum tries to get his ring back.
When Bilbo becomes lost in the Goblin’s passage ways, he finds a ring on the ground and enters Gollum’s cave. Gollum gets his name
