Character Development In The Hobbit Journey

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” (Tolkien, 3). This fateful line is what begins the adventurous tales of one Bilbo Baggins of Bag End. This line is the beginning of a true fairy tale, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit begins with an aged Bilbo Baggins writing in his journal of his adventures years ago with a company of dwarfs and a wizard. He is writing down his adventures for his nephew Frodo, so that he may have it for reference later one. The story then begins 60 years in the past. The adventurous story tells of a young Bilbo Baggins, who has lived simple and safe his whole life in the Shire. This all changes when he encounters a wizard, Gandalf the Grey, who convinces him to leave behind his simplistic life for an

He is first shown to viewers in his cozy little hobbit hole living a simplistic life. Like many of the other hobbit, Bilbo loves the luxury of his home and hearth. When the dwarfs come for a visit, Bilbo is seen as to not have taken too well to the intrusion of thirteen messy and grungy dwarfs. When Gandalf and the dwarfs call upon Bilbo to join their company on their quest to reacquire the kingdom of Erebor, Bilbo is very reluctant. He doesn’t want to leave the comfort and safety of his home or the Shire. After reading the contract the Company presented him, he is even more reluctant to accompany them based on stipulation in the contract stating they weren’t liable for him not returning safely. Nonetheless, after much contemplation, Bilbo decided to tag along on the quest. Throughout the journey and almost all of the first film, Bilbo is seen as a cowardly character who is afraid at every given mishap on their journey. It isn’t till he possesses the invisibility ring from Gollum in the goblin cave that he finally finds some courage. After the dwarfs are freed from the goblins and they are all reunited, Gandalf tells Bilbo he has changed since the beginning of the journey. Bilbo goes on to say, “I found my courage.” (Jackson), in reference to his time in the cave. He goes on to have a different outlook on situations they face ahead of them. He shows great courage and

He starts off in his ordinary world of the Shire, living his everyday happy life. He has no distractions or problems. His call to adventure occurs when Gandalf and the dwarfs go to his house and request for him to be part of there company as their burglar. He finally accepts the proposal and gets assistance in his journey through the help of Gandalf and the dwarfs. They then depart from the ordinary world into the special world, their quest to Erebor. Bilbo is faced with many trials along the way like escaping trolls, escaping orcs, escaping goblins, and such. A crisis happens where he contemplates staying in Rivendell after he feels he doesn’t belong. He had felt he didn’t belong after being told so many times by Thorin and by essentially being the weak link in the company. He decides to stay with the company and strive on. His pursuit till the end pays off when the company finally reach the kingdom of Erebor and defeat the orc army. By the end, Bilbo returns to his home and has changed. He has become more resilient, learned of his self-importance, and found his