The Hobbit Outline

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The Hobbit I. The significance of the name “Hobbit” is that the main character is about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is the hero of our story. Hobbits are little people who enjoy life. II. Most of the action takes place in the mountains and forest. While the 12 dwarfs, Bilbo, and Gandalf, had traveled through the mountains they had encountered many wicked creatures. They came across trolls, goblins, and the evil Gollum. After they ventured through the mountains they had reached the forest where they were kidnapped by wood elves, and attacked by spiders. When they got through the forest they had gone to another mountain, called lonely mountain. Where they fought smaug and the wargs. In the begging it was summer time and as they near…show more content…
Tolkien portrays Bilbo as an easy going hobbit. He show that even the most ordinary of hobbits could be used to do great things. In the beginning it portrays Bilbo just smoking a pipe and relaxing on his front porch not having a care in the world when the well know wizard Gandalf approaches him with a quest. He even exclaims to Gandalf “we are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!” (pg 4) through this he shows that he does not want to partake in Gandalf’s adventure at first. A battle of good and evil is portrayed throughout this all story. Especially when Gollum and Bilbo have a riddle off. Gollum is a wicked creature that lives in darkness and brings everyone down. When Bilbo beats him in the riddle off he portrayed that good will overcome darkness. Even when Bilbo had won the riddle game he still “…jumped at once to his feet, put his back to the nearest wall, and held out his sword…” (pg 80) he could not trust him. Through life experience brought new change. Bilbo had begun to change his character towards the end. He was not the lazy fat hobbit from the beginning anymore. He became brave and courageous through his adventure with Gandalf. Just before he went to fight the dragon he even knew “already he was a very different hobbit from the one that had run out without a pocket-handkerchief from Bag-end long ago. He had not had a pocket-handkerchief for ages. He loosened his dagger in its sheath, tightened his belt, and went on.” (pg

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