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How Is Bilbo A Tragic Hero

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As I have shown Bilbo Baggins doesn't fit the mythic hero mold of course that isn't necessary a bad thing. Every mythic hero have a flaws though in Bilbo case his flaws aren't imperfections we usually see in mythic heroes. Achilles in the Iliad was his sense of entitlement and he was pompous. Wheras Bilbo's humbleness which is a trait rarely shown in Greek and Roman mythology is what not only made him a likable character, but made him different from other mythic heroes.

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