The Hobbit Thesis

Michael Shermer, a science writer and historian of science said, “Humans are pattern-seeking story-telling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns, whether they exist or not.” In J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the main protagonist, joins a group of dwarves to recover their lost, forgotten gold from Smaug the dragon. Joseph Campbell’s A Hero with a Thousand Faces, he states that many legendary heros follow a pattern in their adventures. Matthew Winkler has his own ideas of the heroic quest pattern, stating the hero's follow a pattern of eleven stages. Both The Hobbit and the heroic journey have similar elements with departure, initiation and then return.

First, Bilbo helped the dwarves escape from jail. When the dwarves got caught he put on the ring. After he put on the ring he followed the dwarves to the jail. He sent a message from Thorin to the dwarves not to reveal their mission to the Elvenking. Then he steals the keys from a drunk, fallen asleep prison guard.

He always thinks in the best interest for everyone, not just his friends. Like when he gave the Arkenstone away to the people of Laketown to provide leverage for them over Thorin. If they had the stone, Thorin couldn 't keep all the treasure for

“Sorry! I do not want any adventures, thank you.”- Bilbo Baggins (Chapter 1, page 7) I believe that Bilbo Baggins is the most affected by this adventure. At the beginning he was an ordinary hobbit sitting on his lawn, by the end he has killed Spiders, escaped from goblins and most impressive of all, stole the Arkenstone from Smaug.

One day a man came to Beowulf’s throne to show him that he had found a golden goblet from a hidden hoard guarded by a dragon. When Beowulf heard this news he knew he had to fight the dragon to let his people take the treasure and become wealthy. During battle, Beowulf realized he wasn’t as young as he used to be and could not fight without the young Wiglaf by his side. The struggle continued until the giant beast sunk his razor sharp teeth deep into Beowulf’s neck. Weak from loss of blood Beowulf stumbled back.

Courage A single feat of daring can alter conception of what is possible. In the novel “The Hobbit” Bilbo Baggins shows immense courage by plunging into the depths of the caves now controlled by the great and terrible Smaug. The insurmountable amounts of courage that he took with him was immense compared to the small groups of courage that I have gathered up over the years of my life. Bilbo has been a great provider of courage and bravery throughout the entire journey because he has saved all of the other companions from death and being eaten by spiders.

The gobblings started singing a song about eating them. Then the wizard Gandalf came and got their swords and weapons back and they fault the goblins and won. I couldt have never done that i would have played dead.

It was very hard to see, the dragon clawed Bridgett’s leg but Renda finally killed the dragon. It was very hard for Bridgett to walk but they finally made it out of the cave

Bilbo Baggins the Burglar Thesis: In the book The Hobbit, the character Bilbo Baggins is a middle class hobbit who must challenged his introverted nature to help the dwarves reclaim their land. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit, who lives in his hobbit hole. Hobbits are generally short and fat introverted people who don’t leave their house much. Bilbo Baggins was living like that, until one day, thirteen dwarves and his old wizard friend(Gandalf) enter his house and start eating and talking like it was their house.

But it is something bigger than the battle with Grendel and Grendel’s Mother. It’s a dragon who has come and is trying to take over his world. He fights the dragon and he has defeated but the wound the dragon had gave him is getting worse. He comes to an end and the last words he says is that he would have wanted to bestow his armor to his son, but he does not have one. The geats bury jewels, gold and treasures in the barrow to honor Beowulf.

In J.R.R Tolkien’s book, the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins goes on a long, treacherous journey to retrieve the dwarves’ treasure from the dragon, Smaug. Bilbo is terrified to go on this adventure, but is soon persuaded to go. This story is an epic that states all of the steps of a Hero’s Journey. With this being said, the three steps of the Hero’s Journey” are the departure, the initiation, and the return. Through Bilbo’s misadventures, he goes through all of these steps; him and all of his companions learn throughout the journey.

The wizard placed a sign on Mr. Baggins’ door indicating he was a burglar. That’s where the thirteen dwarves were to meet. The dwarves were told the Bilbo was willing to go on a quest with them, and steal back the treasure. Bilbo, the dwarves, and Gandalf traveled many placed and were faced with a lot of obstacles. In the Misty Mountains, they are captured by goblins.

Bilbo finally evolves into a brave hero and fits in with the dwarf party. Chapter eight shows Bilbo freeing himself by cutting down a spider web and described feeling different about himself. He then goes on to name his sword as many legendary heros have before which shows qualities of heroism and leadership. He also expresses his bravery and intelligence in chapter nine by devising a plan to get the party out to Esgoroth. Last but certainly not least Bilbo discovers how to use the key to get to the great dragon Smaug.

Moon Shadow is very nervous about the world around him, so his father would often tell him stories about his ancestors. Windrider also told Moon Shadow about how he used to be a dragon in a past life. He would then be ashamed that his ancestors saw

The film (Beowulf) was featured, In Denmark in the year 507 A.D., elderly King Hrothgar Anthony Hopkins dedicates his new mead hall in a drunken revelry. He and his people have conquered other lands. Although his queen, Wealthow Robin Wright Penn clearly disapproves, the assembled warriors and maidens clearly enjoy themselves. However, in a cavern not far from the mead hall, the singing and dancing are a painful nuisance to the misshapen half-human, half-demon Grendel Crispin Glover.