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Bilbo Obstacles

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Start a Journey Being One Hobbit and End Another

“No man steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man” -Heraclitus. So a person always starts a journey being one person, but throughout the journey they may face obstacles along the way, in this case a river. But they have to problem solve and persevere to get over the river and complete their goals and more. The outcome of the journey may be bad or it may be good, but they have completed their goals and learned a lot along the way. But they have to get back to where they started this journey. So they cross the river and it has changed, it may not be noticeable but it has and so has the person who is crossing it. Just like in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo is a homely hobbit who goes on a journey. But along the way Bilbo faces many obstacles and meets many new people, who either help him to succeed or give him more challenges so he may fail. So each obstacle has a different outcome. And with that Bilbo improves on being a burglar (maybe not a good thing) making him over confident, selfish, and greedy. These are not the best traits …show more content…

For instance he improves on being a leader, which makes him become more ingenious, diligent, and brave, these help him immensely. Along with that, he improves on being a peacemaker. Which make him more decisive, forgiving, and friendly. These traits all change Bilbo for the better (for the most part), to help him grow as a person and improve at his roles.

First Bilbo improves on being a better burglar, making him over confident, selfish, and greedy. Though they are not the best traits to have, they do come in handy at one point or another. Bilbo’s first character trait is that he can be over confident “He should have gone back and warned his friends that there were three fair-sized trolls at hand, in a nasty mood...“

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