Examples Of Foreshadowing In The Hobbit

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole… it was a hobbit-hole, and that meant comfort.”( Tolkien 3) The Hobbit, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, takes place in many locations amongst Middle Earth. Our main character is a creature called Bilbo Baggins, he is a stranger in the group of 13 Dwarves. The deuteragonist being Gandalf the Grey and the tritagonist, Thorin Oakenshield. These dwarves have been robbed of their homeland and treasure by a land serpent who received the name of Smaug. Gandalf, being a contributor to the dwarves cause, visits the docile Biblo in search of a 14th man for their quest of redemption.

Poor Bilbo’s first major conflict is internal. On a sunny day in The Hill, where Bilbo’s family

After a horrid time fighting the spiders in Mirkwood, the dwarves are soon captured by the Wood-elves, but Bilbo utilizes the ring’s power to disappear. Bilbo, now hidden and lost, hides around the elven palace for 2 weeks until he finally decides that the dwarves needed his help and his alone. He finds out where the dwarves are being held after their apprehension, and much more about the palace's grounds as well as it’s exits and entrances. Bilbo creates and executes a plan by himself that saves his friends and shows his growth in character.

Nearing the end of the tale is by far the most suspenseful chapters, in which Bilbo enters the Dragon's lair, once the dwarves home. After a brief talk with Thorin and the other 12, Bilbo finally convinces himself that he is brave enough. Biblo steps into where the treasure horde is kept, and sees sleeping Smaug. Little does Bilbo know, that Smaug is faking his slumber and gets up to catch Bilbo in the act of burglary. After a tense act of Bilbo trying to keep Smaug from killing him, the dreaded worm gets angry and leaves to go on a hunt, giving the group small amount of time to get