Archetypes In The Hobbit

What is a hero? Is a hero a character that possess the ability to be perfect and handle difficulty flawlessly? Could a hero become a villainous character based off of some outer presence? Does a hero depend on how much they have improved over a certain period of time? In our story, the hobbit, we discover how a character such as bilbo baggin goes from representing an everyman; one that stays in one’s own comfort of their home, drinks tea and puffing on a pipe. To becoming a character that overcomes his own fears and gains confidence.A hero is not only what he has become but also how he manages his peers in a unique manner. Even a hero has weaknesses and temptations that could affect his ability to handle conflict. The literary elements expressed in this story include many

Bilbo Baggins wanted to be more than a hobbit but didn't want to leave his comfort zone. A hobbit is a little creature with big hairy feet and live in their little hole- homes. They, only when necessary leave but even then they don't go far. Bilbo loved his orderly life, that consisted of drinking tea, reading, and puffing on his tobacco pipe. There was still some part of him that craved adventure. This is common for the everyman in stories, they need an outside force to invited them away or even taken from. Bilbo throughout the our story had eye opening experiences that allows bilbo to gain confidence to move towards his role of being a hero.“Somehow the killing of this giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark . . . made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach, as he wiped his sword on the grass and put it back into its sheath. ‘I will give you a name,’ he said to it, ‘and I shall call you Sting.’ ” This quote expresses how bilbo embraces his role of a hero he is transforming into based off an experience of saving his