The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein - Bilbo Baggins :: essays research papers

The HobbitThis hobbit was a hobbit, and his name was Baggins. Baggins had lived in the neighborhood of The Hill some time, and people considered them real respectable, not only because most or them were rich, notwithstanding also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected. You could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbors respect, just he gained- well, you will see what he gained in the end. Bilbo Baggins lived a very simple life, a life he enjoyed very much, until the day when the wizard Gandalf arrived at his door one morning. Gandalf was searching for someone to share an adventure with, but Bilbo quickly declined, saying, We dont want any adventures here.You might try over The Hill or across The Water, and with that the hobbit dismissed the wandering wizard, but not befor e he had given the wizard an invitation for tea the following day. This of coarse, was the polite thing to do. except Gandalf saw something more in Bilbo and would not be discouraged. He left the hobbit, but not before he had scratched a sign on Bilbos door. The following day, Gandalf showed for tea, along with thirteen dwarves. This was the beginning of the adventures between the hobbit and the dwarves. The next day, Bilbo somehow found himself leaving his comfortable hobbit hole, and on what seemed to be an adventure. This was the beginning of not just one, but many adventures for Bilbo. The dwarves were on a quest to pay back and reclaim their famous treasure from the great dragon Smaug. It would be a long and difficult journey, and they felt it would be made simpler with the help of a burglar. This was what Bilbo was for, as yet if he didnt know it. Bilbo didnt want to be on the adventure, let alone play a vital role in it. But by the time the story concluded, Bilbo had chan ged from a well-to-do homebody into a burglar. The first time Bilbo exposed his hidden sense of adventure was early in the trip when he encountered a group of trolls. Bilbo was sent by the dwarves to investigate a strange fire in a forest, and