In J.R.R. Tolkien 's novel The Hobbit, male friendship is a major theme that exists throughout the text. Male individuals form special bonds with one another through loyalty and support. Even in the warlike setting through the whole of the novel, characters who otherwise couldn 't be friends find a common ground and are able to form a friendship and become dependable. In the Fandom, the importance of these male characters retaining their friendships is relevant everywhere in art, fan fiction, and
the far bank?" (Page 144). My favorite part of the book would be when Smaug, the dragon, is killed. This is great because now the travelers can get the treasure much easier. Even though Bilbo wasn’t the one to kill Smaug, he was the one who provided the information to kill him. Bilbo found a soft spot on Smaug near his left breast. This is where Bard, one of the archers defending the town and a descendent of Girion, shot Smaug with an arrow and was victorious. The arrow killed the feared beast.
hobbit-hole!” said poor Mr. Baggins bumping up and down on Bombur’s back.” pg. 74. To, “Above him the sleeping dragon lay, a dire menace even in his sleep. He grasped a great two-handled cup, as heavy as he could carry, and cast one fearful eye upwards. Smaug stirred a wing, opened a claw, the rumble of his snoring changed its note. Then Bilbo fled.” pg. 234. The significance of the theme in my life is that it could teach me to have courage and stay strong in the toughest
appears on his doorstep one morning. Very much to Bilbo’s dismay, he is soon swept off on an adventure the likes of which he has only heard stories about. Gandalf, Bilbo, and thirteen dwarves encounter trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and a dragon named Smaug before their journey is finally completed. Due to the ever present danger and the thrill of adventure, Bilbo returns home a less fearful hobbit than the one who left helping to build Tolkien’s theme that even the most rooted of people can change.
shattered by the arrival of a wizard named Gandalf and thirteen militant dwarves, who persuaded him to set out on an adventure. He embarks with the dwarves and wizard on a great quest to reclaim their treasure under the mountain from the marauding dragon, Smaug, with Bilbo acting as their “burglar”. During his unexpected journey, Bilbo not only found his courage, but also golden right that made him invisible every time he slipped it on his finger. Together, they battle trolls, goblins, wargs, dragons, and
Oakensheild comes into the story, he is described as “son of Thrain son of Thror King under the Mountain” (Tolkien 180). Smaug the “Golden” and the “Magnificent” is a dragon that is hard to kill unless he is killed on his breast. Bilbo is known as the “Barrel Rider.” Gandalf the wizard is given the epithet Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White. Bard, the man who killed Smaug is also known as “Bard the Bowman” (Tolkien 230). Beorn’s use in The Hobbit as an epithet is the “skin changer” (Tolkien 108)
Thorin, came to tea. Bilbo found all this really annoying and wishes all the dwarfs and Gandalf would just leave, he did not like all these people in his house. Finally after the hobbit’s house was clean the dwarfs began to sing and tell stories of Smaug. Smaug was a dragon who had claimed the city of Dale which was Thorin’s father’s kingdom. Bilbo became very frighten about the stories told and when the dwarfs asked him to help them and be a burglar he was stunned. “I am quite sure you have come to the
Hobbit Essay: Small hobbit big heart In a world with fire breathing dragons, man eating goblins, and giant trolls there was a small little hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. In the beginning of the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Bilbo was living in his little hobbit hole. Bilbo was visited by Gandalf the wizard and king under the mountain Thorin Oakenshield and Co. They were there to propose an offering to go on a adventure. Bilbo accepted. During the journey Bilbo turned from a small little hobbit to a brave
this book and turned it into a three-part movie series. As The Hobbit, is a relatively short book, it is not a stretch to assume Jackson made some changes to the films. After viewing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, it is clear to see the differences between the book and the movie. One of the first of such notable differences that has an impact on the story is that of the order in which the Dwarves arrive to Bilbo’s
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien shows the world that bravery is not something that comes with birth and background. It is something inside us all, and we just need to reach down and get it. Tolkien dives into this concept through Middle Earth, his fantasy land of elves, dwarves, dragons, goblins, and hobbits. The Shire is the beautiful, grassy home of Bilbo Baggins, a perfectly respectable hobbit in all manners. He leads an ordinary life where anything out of the ordinary is considered absurd
proves himself to be a clever burglar and resourceful companion. He proves his courage when he cuts the dwarves from the webs in Mirkwood and battles the spiders. He later frees the dwarves from the prison of the wood elves. His keen observation of Smaug ultimately reveals the dragon's weak point. (mathews) “ Bilbo was a very dynamic character throughout this book. Bilbo changes for the good very drastically. Bilbo opens up, gets more courage, and is a lot braver. Bilbo is a lot more helpful for
them. Somehow he finds a way to seek around the spiders and he caughts out his friends. This was the first time he was by himself and he had to find a lot of courage in himself to be able to do that. This got him ready to encounter the giant dragon ,smaug. After Bilbo did this he admerged as a true hero. I thought it was amazing how Bilbo turned from being scared and nervous into becoming the hero in the book. This is why I thought the theme in this book was
When you look at various genres of literature, the one binding theme that they all have is the sense of a journey or quest. The protagonist goes through a mental and emotional journey where they rediscover themselves, or an epic quest filled with adventure and high-paced action. Often times, we see both attributes used by the author. The quest is highly significant throughout the story as it creates change in the main character. Through reading both “The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien and “The Last Unicorn”
Bilbo Baggins is introduced as just a normal hobbit smoking a pipe on his front porch, when suddenly an old man appears on his doorstep. Bilbo soon realized that he is the wizard Gandalf. (Tolkien 5-9) Gandalf asks Bilbo to be part of an adventure. Bilbo says no, but he invites the wizard to come over for tea tomorrow. (Tolkien 7-9) When Bilbo opens the door the next day, he finds not Gandalf, but a dwarf named Dwalin. (Tolkien 9) Soon, other dwarves begin to arrive, and Bilbo becomes flustered.
The concept of heroism has fascinated us for centuries because we are able to empathize with the hero and are able to see a reflection of ourselves in them. Heroic literature has been developed and altered, but scholars such as Joseph Campbell believed that many of these stories share a similar structure, which he described in his book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. He also suggests how many of the archetypal heroes we know are merely variations of the same hero and how many of their quests relate
in his hobbit hole. He is beardless and has hairy feet. Hobbits don’t like to have adventures not like dwarves who love to have adventures. One day he is visited by Gandalf a wizard and his dwarves. They invite Bilbo to a great journey to take down Smaug the dragon. On their way to Lonely Mountain which is the dragon’s home. They first get attacked by trolls and it was a close call because sunlight turns the trolls into stone. He finds the key to their secret cave and finds himself a sword. Next Bilbo
stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. Throughout the story, there are many themes that show powerful messages, but there is one theme that is clearly the most important and evident in the book. In the novel The Hobbit, greed is shown as the main theme through setting, plot, and the development of characters. The first way greed is shown as the main theme is through setting. The setting of the novel shows greed because many groups, including elves, dwarves and Smaug, seclude themselves, just to ensure
treasure? Bilbo was content without the riches which is why he declines the treasure. Thorin changes drastically by the end of the book. Now, Thorin’s quest is now fulfilled since he returned the mountain to the dwarfs reign. For many years, a dragon, Smaug, took over the mountain until when Thorin and his company claim the mountain again. Another part of his quest was to have the Heart of the Mountain, the Arkenstone. He accomplished that when it was laid upon his breast by Bard, a friend, and Bard exclaimed
unknown so he walks by himself with pride into these situations. Another proof of Bilbo's daringness is when he faces Smaug alone in the Lonely Mountains. Bilbo was more ready to challenge Smaug than he ever would have been at the beginning of his adventure. When it comes time to encounter Smaug for the first time, Bilbo hears his snoring so he knew he was asleep. Although Smaug later noticed, Bilbo left his lair with a two handled golden cup. The second time Bilbo journeys into Smaug's lair the
a hobbit named Bilbo is approached by Gandalf the Wizard to go on a quest with a group of fourteen dwarves who call themselves “Thorin & Co.”. Bilbo goes out of his comfort zone to join them and take the dwarves’ treasure back from a dragon named Smaug who stole it long ago, becoming a hero when no one ever imagined a creature like a hobbit could. In The Hobbit, the author uses conflict to teach that anyone can be a hero. For example, at the beginning of the book, Bilbo doesn’t want to leave his