Bilbo has not yet had the chance to show them what he can do, but he is determined to prove them wrong and gain their respect. Later on in the story, respect is shown towards Bilbo immensely when he finally escapes the Goblin tunnels and meets up with the dwarves again. “‘And here’s the burglar!’ said Bilbo stepping down into the middle of them, and slipping off the ring. Bless me, how they jumped! Then they shouted with surprise and delight.
After the dwarves returned home, Bilbo received treasure but he presented the treasure to kings before the battle of the orcs. In the mountain, the dwarf king Thorin Oakenshield fell for the sea of gold and allowed it to draw him into greed. As a friend, Bilbo persuaded the king to snap out of greediness and stood by Thorin to tell him the truth. With humility, Bilbo perceived himself as an ordinary hobbit. Bilbo felt as if he was no one special and was just an ordinary hobbit called to set off on an adventure.
“‘My dear Bilbo! he said. Something is the matter with you! You are not the hobbit you once were’”(302). Tolkien uses this in the book because The Hobbit is based around the very change of Bilbo and his transformation into a hero following him along his journey.
Along with Bilbo Baggins becoming a braver and more respected hobbit, he also develops the most important change in the story; he changes from being incompetent to very resourceful. Bilbo's helplessness is demonstrated when the dwarves see the light in the distance where the trolls are and instead of Bilbo going back to tell the dwarves what he sees, he decides to try and pick-pocket the trolls. After hearing all this Bilbo ought to have done something at once. Either he should have gone back quietly and warned his friends that there were three fair-sized trolls at hand in a nasty mood, quite likely to try toasted dwarf, or even pony, for a change; or else he should have done a bit of quick burglary. A really first-class and legendary burglar would at this point picked the trolls' pockets - it is nearly always worthwhile, if you can manage it.
Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins had never expected to be considered a hero. His life was plain and ordinary, until Gandalf returned and requested that he go on an adventure. Throughout the story, Bilbo showed many heroic qualities, such as courageousness,
The book differs starting just by the tone. The book is told by the narrator to make us imagine the character. Bilbo Baggins and the other various pictures that are mind blowing to the imagination. The movie however Tolkien’s voice was not told through narration, but Bilbo Baggins now plays as a character himself (main character in book). How both stories are told is great, but the movie itself really brings to life all character and possible book images too.
In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien uses the hobbit ,Bilbo, as an example of how a typical ,everyday hobbit turns into a fearless, audacious hero. In his words he shows us many instances where Bilbo turns into a hero to rescue his friends from the perilous dangers as they continue on their adventure. J.R.R. Tolkien uses the times when Bilbo slayes the giant spider, when he rescues the dwarves, and when he tries stops the Battle of The Five Armies.
Bilbo Baggins in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is a very complex character. Throughout the story it is shown that a cowardly hobbit, slowly grows up and becomes the hero his friends need him to be. Bilbo Baggins is shown to be a hero, who is slowly being corrupted by the evil power of the ring. Throughout this novel it is because of the ring Bilbo is able to rise to the occasion and become the hero he was meant to be, but the power of the ring can corrupt even the purest of hearts.
The Hobbit is all about people leading, the forces of good allying, and the forces of evil trying to stop them achieving their goals. The main characters on the good side all have some element of leadership. Bilbo isn’t the first person you would think of to be a leader. He is a polite, homely hobbit who minds his own business and thinks he will never have an adventure. Little does he know he has the makings of a leader and someone who will go on many adventures See (Page.
However, it’s not until Chapter 8, where Bilbo slays the spider, and renames the sword ‘Sting’. In the book itself, Sting represents Bilbo’s heroism. This excerpt from teenink.com states it well. “The finding