How Does Bilbo Change In The Hobbit

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The Hobbit was written in 1937 by the famous writer J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit was followed by the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings written by the same author but written between 1937 and 1949. The setting of all the books mentioned above is based on the United Kingdom and in the book it is called The Shire. In 2012 Peter Jackson directed the film version of the first The Hobbit movie and two other parts followed respectively in 2013 and 2014.

The hero in this famous book is named Bilbo Baggins. No hobbits liked to go on adventures and explore new paths in their lives. One day a wizard named Gandalf approached the small hobbit and told him he needed someone to go on an adventure. Bilbo refused immediately and tried to get rid of the wizard as soon as possible as he felt uncomfortable with him around as he says in the book,
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Once they crossed the threshold on the way back, Bilbo found out his house was being auctioned off. Bilbo had changed throughout this adventure. He was able to master the new world as a burglar and defeat creatures in middle-earth by using strategies and plans made by himself. Bilbo is now free to live as no other creatures are going to look for him.

The hobbit is fairly similar to the archetype of the monomyth but of course has a few differences. The departure, initiation and return of the hero’s journey are the same but the book does not have a few sub-stages in each. For example, the book does not have any prophecy and there are no guardians that protect the threshold. Bilbo Baggins, does not encounter the goddess or the atonement figure. Another sub-stage missing is the refusal of the return, it kind of mentions the fact that he does not really want to leave but Bilbo does return to his home as it says on page 336:
“’I suppose I shall be going home soon?’…
…Actually it was some days before Bilbo really set out.” [Tolkien

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