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Who Is Bilbo's Character

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CHAPTER ONE Q.1 What I have discovered about Bilbo Baggins is that he is a hobbit, I also discovered he is nice, polite, and organized. Hobbits are shorter they also wear no shoes because they have big hairy callused feet. They have curly hair, deep fruity laughs, wear brighter clothing, and live in hobbit holes. There hobbit holes usually consist of a big round door that leads into a tunnel like hallway they have paneled walls with tiled and carpeted floors. There holes are usually built into a hill and have many pegs for hanging up clothing. Q.2 Gandalf is a very adventurous and risk taking type of guy, he is well respected by most that meet him. Gandalf is an intelligent guy who is also a wizard, he is very wise and very powerful. …show more content…

He was afraid that someone had took it from him, and how he had guessed it was Bilbo was because Bilbo wouldn't answer his question on what was in his pocket. CHAPTER SIX Q.1 When Bilbo was eavesdropping on his friends he heard how the wizard felt about Bilbo. What he had learned was the wizard feels as if he needs to protect Bilbo as if he is his responsibility, he also thinks of Bilbo as a friend. Q.3 Why I think Bilbo kept the ring a secret from his friends was because since he had the ring he has already gained respect from the dwarves, and I think he kept it a secret in hopes he would gain more respect. Q.6 How this helped explain and justify the title for this chapter was by showing how they got out of one mess just fall back into another, kinda like if you were to examine the title you would also understand that in the title you would of gotten out of one mess just to fall into another. CHAPTER SEVEN Q.1 Four majour details I learned about Beorin is he is a skin changer, what that means is he can change into a bear or into a man. Another detail about Beorin is he gets agitated easily. Another I have learned is he is very strong. And lastly I have learned that no one knows the origin of Beorin's family, there are many theorie but none have been

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Bilbo’s beliefs throughout his life before his great adventure were fairly narrow-minded. He believed that having an extravagant home with the approval of his neighbors was extremely important. Doing anything out of the ordinary was unexpected out of Mr. Bilbo Baggins as he was very predictable in all his actions. As mentioned in the book, you could tell what a Baggins would say even before he answered your question. I believe that Bilbo always had the same beliefs throughout the book, but that some came out clearer in different situations.

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In chapter 12 of “The Hobbit” Bilbo uses certain types of weapons or abilities to his advantage while talking to Smaug. Although he almost gets burnt to smithereens he uses the ring to help him slip away from the dragon. He also uses physical abilities like creeping around silently and effortlessly, he also uses his knowledge about dragons and riddles to help him communicate and cope with the dragon. In chapter 12 Bilbo uses the ring to his advantage by putting it on so he could steal the cup unnoticed by the dragon.

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Bilbo's life has changed a lot after just one night. One day he was just doing the normal thing and staying at his home, the next day he was pickpocketing a giant, later he was walking on a rock giant in a deadly storm, then he gets into a underground place with an unknown creature. Bilbo has really done something with his old house life. First, Bilbo has never done anything compared to pickpocketing a giant. The dwarves saw a light then told bilbo to go check it out.

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After a horrid time fighting the spiders in Mirkwood, the dwarves are soon captured by the Wood-elves, but Bilbo utilizes the ring’s power to disappear. Bilbo, now hidden and lost, hides around the elven palace for 2 weeks until he finally decides that the dwarves needed his help and his alone. He finds out where the dwarves are being held after their apprehension, and much more about the palace's grounds as well as it’s exits and entrances. Bilbo creates and executes a plan by himself that saves his friends and shows his growth in character. Nearing the end of the tale is by far the most suspenseful chapters, in which Bilbo enters the Dragon's lair, once the dwarves home.

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When people go places and step out of their comfort zones, sometimes they come back a different person. In The Hobbit, Bilbo is an ordinary hobbit, but after his adventure, it is apparent that Bilbo is now a hero. Three events that occur that show this transformation are when Bilbo jumps over Gollum, when Bilbo slays a spider, and when Bilbo travels to the Elvenking and Bard in order to make peace. The moment Bilbo leaps over Gollum demonstrates to the reader how Bilbo is beginning to go from hobbit to hero.

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This causes conflict for Bilbo because the ring is magical and typically helps the person who's wearing it and if it is taken from him he will no longer have that help. When Bilbo refuses to give Gollum the ring, Gollum threatens to kill Bilbo. Bilbo manages to escape Gollum thanks to his wit and riddles,but Gollum caused a bump in the road of

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He said, “I don’t think I ought to leave my friends like this, after all we have gone through together” (244). Bilbo was kind to everyone he was loyal and generous, which all show his

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The author even writes that all of the dwarves consider Bilbo as their leader because of his greater courage. Some people might argue, however, that a hero like Bilbo will not show courage and rationality only when he intends to, like in the cave with Smaug. This is a good point, especially since most actions are made voluntarily, but it is incorrect. From the text, Bilbo acts instantly on impulse without thinking about going and helping save the dwarves from both the spiders and the elves. He displayed courage and quick-thinking without thinking about it.

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Beorn’s services are a vital part in the group’s ability to survive. Beorn is a tall, muscular and straightforward man who has a different way of showing his anger. He surrounds himself with animal friends because he rarely gets along with humans. He holds a grudge against the goblins and has never thought to resolve it. Overall Beorn is a kind hearted man who has abilities that only a select few ‘people’

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This shows that he changes from being more honest to being deceitful when required. The result of this is that Bilbo becomes smarted when dealing with foes. It is soon after Bilbo starts throwing rocks at the spiders when the narrator says, “The idea came to him to lead the furious spiders further and further away from the dwarves, if he could; to make them curious, excited and angry all at once,”(Tolkien, 170). Here the reader sees Bilbo becoming more quick thinking when in situations that require it. He suddenly shows change from someone who would either give up or try to fight the spiders head on, and he does neither.

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At the beginning of the story, Bilbo seems very cowardly, but soon proves that he is indeed brave. Bilbo is very tied up in his very boring, monotonous life and he really does not want to go on the adventure that he is

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Tolkien illustrated the image of hobbits by stating, “They are inclined to fat in the stomach, they dress in bright colors (chiefly green and yellow); wear no shoes, because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads; have long clever brown fingers, good- natured faces, and deep fruity laughs.” (Tolkien 4).

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Hobbits are known to be unassuming folk “who disappear quietly and quickly” (3). The story begins with a picture of the humdrum life of the hobbits peppered with descriptions of the mundane, from Bilbo’s house to his “enormous long wooden pipe that reached nearly down to his woolly toes (neatly brushed)” (3); Tolkien makes sure that the reader knows that Bilbo is of an unremarkable sort. Bilbo, a hobbit of Baggins and Took lineage, displays his Baggins’ side when he first hears of the wizard Gandalf’s seemingly nonchalant proposition. The Bagginses are known to be “very respectable … because they never had any adventures or did anything expected” (3). Anxious of whatsoever good a perilous undertaking would offer, and its sure likelihood of death, the gentlemanly Mr. Baggins flatly declines: “We are plain, quiet folk and have no use for adventures.

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Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of The Hobbit, is about half the size of humans, beardless and with hairy feet. Being this small he is known to be a timid and apprehensive hobbit. Throughout the story he shows many characteristics, some good and some bad. For the first half of the book, he is often hapless and rather cowardly.

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Along the way, they overcome many obstacles that threaten their lives and put their trust for one another to the test. Bilbo learns that there is more to him than he realizes and through hard work and dedication, he can accomplish almost anything. Overcoming these problems and learning more about himself helped Bilbo change from an ordinary, self-doubting hobbit into a clever, courage-filled, loyal hero. In the beginning, Bilbo has no desire to go on an adventure of any kind, but he quickly learns about the cleverness he obtains when he is forced to make quick decisions.

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