Bilbo's Transformation In The Hobbit

In the Hobbit a man named J. R. R. Tolkien took us to a place called Middle Earth filled with characters the mind is only able conjure up or comprehend. The progression of the story is surrounded by the buildup of Bilbo. With his mentality of being an adventurer and embracing who he really is as a person. With a wizard named Gandalf acts as a mentor to Bilbo through the struggles of the predicaments of adventuring and horrors that they face ahead of them. However, he made the resolution that would leave at the mist of the adventure. In attendance were these Dwarves that operated as companions to Bilbo though the whole adventure. The novel the Hobbit demonstrated the capability and bravery of a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins of Bag End.

Previously before the adventuring Mr. Baggins was an average

Hobbit when Gandalf appeared and questioned the Hobbit if he was willing to join him on an adventure. The thought of an adventure and being in an adventure was the last thing Bilbo wanted he said "We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!"(Tolkien 25). But eventually the Hobbit was pushed by Gandalf the first sight of Bilbo's courageousness was he was capable to in brace his Tookish side and joined in on the journey with Gandalf and the Dwarves. When the group goes into unknown territory they stumble a light in the near distance and they come to the conclusion that Bilbo should go and explore what it is. While the Dwarves and Gandalf stay behind, and the Hobbit approaches the light he saw that there were Trolls around a campfire. While trying to prove himself and what he's worth to the Dwarves him being "A really first-class and legendary burglar would at this point have picked the trolls’ pockets..."(Tolkien 71) but it didn’t turn out well at first however Gandalf stepped in and was able turn the Trolls into stone.

Beliefs in the Hobbits are apparent and help foreshadow what persona Bilbo takes in by the turning point of the story.

The first change I read about Bilbo was when the Dwarves were captured Bilbo fought the Spiders on his own and released them from there cocoon like state. Who they were finally freed as Gandalf predicted they "From which you can see that they had changed their opinion of Mr. Baggins very much, and had begun to have a great respect for him (as Gandalf had said they would)."(Tolkien 268). Another sign of change within a character's beliefs were Bilbo's very own while the Dwarves, Bard, and the Elven King were having their standoff the Hobbit was starting to question if he was on the right side of thing or not. On one hand were the Dwarves that has been with him throughout the whole journey and always stayed loyal to him. In the other was Bard and the Elven King trying to get what they deserve and rebuild the destruction of what Smug has left behind with Lake Town and Dale. Eventually Bilbo gave in and when down to Bard and the Elven King's campsite and Bilbo thought that the Arkenstone of Thrain would be able to"...aid you in your bargaining."(Tolkien

437).

The relations within the Hobbit was all for the main character Bilbo to progress throughout the story and how the Dwarves changed their perspective in the beginning till the end. The Dwarves feeling toward Bilbo started off as kind of dissepiment in Bilbo's part after he started to let the Dwarves coming in they did whatever they wanted and ate all the Hobbits food which for a Hobbit running out of food is one of the most dreadful things to happen. Eventually the Dwarves told Bilbo about the adventure to take the mountain back from Smug and Gandalf reasons with the Dwarves saying that Bilbo is a masterful burglar but none of the Dwarves believe him and even said that " I should have been sure we had come to the wrong house. As soon as I clapped eyes on the little fellow bobbing and puffing on the mat, I had my doubts. He looks more like a grocer than a burglar!”(Tolkien 46). Even though Bilbo was called a grocer he still joined the Dwarves and Gandalf the first sight of trouble they saw a light in the distance, so they sent Bilbo to check it out and he found out that it was a Troll campsite. Bilbo though it would show the Dwarves wrong about him, so he tried to pick one of the Troll's pocket, but he got caught so " The dwarves had heard noises from a distance, and after waiting for some time for Bilbo to come back, or to hoot like an owl, they started off one by one to creep towards the light as quietly as they could."(Tolkien 74). Gandalf has believed in the Hobbit even if the others didn’t after Bilbo decided to give the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elven King Gandalf came out and praised Bilbo on is work saying "Well done! Mr. Baggins...There is always more about you than anyone expects!"(Tolkien 438).