Essay on Bilbo Baggins Hero's Journey

Bilbo Baggins is a simplistic sentimental hobbit. However, when a band of devious dwarves and a renowned wizard Gandalf the Grey, arrives at his home with a treasure map in hand, his quiet life is disrupted. Gandalf reminds Bilbo of the stories of orcs, giants, and adventurers being lured into a thrilling adventure. Shortly thereafter, Bilbo was enticed to one of those adventures. Gandalf and 13 rambunctious dwarves devise a plan to use the map to find and steal the Arkenstone and the treasure hoard that resides within the Lonely Mountain guarded by a fearsome and avaricious dragon, Smaug. They opted to choose Bilbo as their burglar. Ultimately, Bilbo agreed to the journey determined to live up to his father's (Bungo Baggins) legacy that he had left his son.

Bilbo Baggins ' viciousness and desire for adventure are being tested as a cold, wet, and hungry party is searching for a meal and a place to rest. Bilbo is sent to investigate the warm light that shines through the woods and comes across three man-eating trolls cooking their mutton. Bilbo realizes that he has three options: inform his acquaintances, kill the trolls, or steal from them. He chooses to steal from the trolls but he's captured immediately. His dwarf companions are concerned about him, so they end up being found by the trolls. The trolls have a lengthy argument about what to do with the dwarves: boil them, roast them, or kill them. They've remained arguing for so long that they've eventually turned to stone by the sunrise.

The Dwarves, Bilbo Baggins, and Gandalf were beginning their trip to the Lonely Mountains and encountered the border of the Wild. Gandalf indicates that they're seeking to get to the Last Homely House west of the mountains — a treacherous journey through the ravines on narrow rugged paths.

They eventually discover the secret valley of Rivendell. When they descend into the forest, their hearts are lightened, and when they hear the music of the elves. The songs seem a little incomprehensible, but the author advises that it's wrong to think of the elves as naive. The elves seem to know a lot about Bilbo, so he wants to accept their invitation to dinner. The dwarves, however, want to get to their destination.

The journey only becomes more challenging as the party becomes engulfed in a mighty storm— a 'thunder battle' filled with wind, lightning, hail, and giants tossing boulders that obliterate the side of the mountains. The two young dwarves, Fili and Kili, are sent to search for a secure place to reside and return immediately. The cave Fili and Kili discovered seems to be ideal; in the middle of the night, though, the back wall opens and the goblins spill out, who seize all the horses and capture the dwarves and Bilbo Baggins.

Fortunately, Bilbo awakes from sleep in time to see the horses being escorted away; he screams, offering Gandalf enough time to escape. The Great Goblin intends to enslave and execute them, but then he comes across Thorin's sword called Orcrist the Goblin-cleaver (which the Goblins referred to, Biter), and becomes agitated.' Murderers!' he bellowed, at which Gandalf emerged a tower of haze and flares. Amidst the confusion, Gandalf seizes the sword and kills the Great Goblin, enabling the dwarves to make their escape in a panic. Dori, one of the dwarves, carries Bilbo on his back but collapses. Bilbo strikes his head, and he's knocked unconscious.

He discovers himself alone when he wakes up, deep in the mountains. He finds the courage to walk down and down and happens to discover a ring he puts in his pocket. Eventually, he finds himself bartering over riddles at a remote and disturbing lake with a creature named Gollum. Gollum goes to get his ring of invisibility, intending to put it on to capture Bilbo. Gollum discovers that the ring is missing as he arrives at his hideout. He insists that Bilbo must have it and, frustrated, charges the door where he thinks the hobbit is likely to be. Bilbo puts on the ring leaps over Gollum, who was guarding the exit, and squeezes through the narrow passage.

After merely escaping the goblins, Bilbo Baggins eventually caught up with the rest of his acquaintances. With considerable vigor, he tells the story of his escape— but leaves out the information about the ring. Gandalf reminds them that as soon as the sun goes down the goblins will begin searching for them. As they begin hurrying along they are eventually surrounded by wolves (Wargs).

They began to frantically climb into the trees; Dori saved Bilbo and himself narrowly avoiding the jaws of the Wargs. The Wargs are often associated with goblins; goblins may even ride the Wargs like horses. The Orc Chief speaks to the Wargs, and Gandalf listens to their foreign language, revealing that the Wargs and the goblins have a plan to kill several brave people who come home from the south and set out.

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There are orcs around all the trees, and Gandalf knows they have to escape Out of pinecones, he makes fireballs and throws them at the Wargs. The Wargs, of course, hate fire, and a great commotion ensues— a commotion that the Lord of the Eagles notices. The eagles take them to their eyrie (nest) and feed them rabbits and small sheep. They plan to take the group as far south as possible without creating conflict with the humans who disapprove of the eagles' occasional raids on their sheep.

The eagles take the party as far south as they can to the Carrock. Gandalf informs them of his plans to leave early, but first, he introduces them to 'Somebody,' who happens to be a skin-changer called Beorn. He's human by day (very much like an Anglo-Saxon) and a large black bear by night.

Beorn takes the party to his hall where he serves them and then disappears for a couple of days. Once he comes back, they discover that he's been checking out their plot. He followed their trails back to the Misty Mountains. Beorn offers them his horses, to carry them to the edge of the forest. Once they arrive at Mirkwood, Gandalf advises them to send the horses back as planned, and he offers them the encouragement to stick to the road, 'hope for the best,' and with luck, 'you may come out one day.' The troops are less than pleased as they watch him ride off into the sunset.

The group enters the dark and barren forest The further they venture, the more downcast and helpless they feel. They encounter a river across the path. It's too wide to attempt to wade or swim through, and they heed Beorn's advice not to enter or drink any water in the forest.

Bilbo Baggins saves the day as he discovers an abandoned boat on the other side. They managed to throw a hooked rope to drag the boat over. When they nearly approached the edge of the bank, a giant stag-like beast raced down the path and hopped to the opposite bank, causing the dwarf, Bombur, to fall into the water. They've been helping him, but he's been in deep sleep for days, so they've got to carry him.

They are almost out of food and water as they check on the lights in the woods that come from the feast of the elves. Each time they try to approach the elves the lights turn out mysteriously. They've tied three times. At the final attempt, the lights go out mysteriously, causing them to be separated.

Bilbo nearly ends up being a spider bait but he manages to kill the spider with his blade, raising his confidence. With a victory under his belt, Bilbo named his sword Sting and went in search of his acquaintances. He discovers the dwarves engulfed in giant spiders' webs. Bilbo's got a good throwing arm, so he throws rocks and kills a lot of spiders. Nonetheless, more spiders appear as he kills them.

Bilbo puts on his invisibility ring and lures the spiders away by singing an antagonistic song. Once he led the spiders a considerable distance he double backs in an attempt to free his acquaintances. They find themselves overwhelmed again as the group tries to escape. This time with the dwarves and Bilbo fighting with Sting's help— and the spiders eventually running back in defeat. The group goes to one of the abandoned elf camps and learns that Thorin is gone He was kidnapped by the Wood Elves and taken to the caves of their king The King thinks he's an adversary, but Thorin refuses to announce why he was in the forest.

As the dwarves desperately try to find a way out of the forest before they die, they are taken as prisoners by the Wood Elves. Bilbo Baggins quickly put the ring on, so the elves wouldn't realize he was there. He follows the elves into their cave and observes the dwarves being interrogated. The dwarves do not disclose that they are looking for the treasure beneath the Lonely Mountain. Thorin, as well as the other dwarves, do not want to share their treasure with anyone, even if it means their freedom. Throughout two weeks Bilbo has been searching for a way to save his friends Eventually, he devises an intuitive plan. He will get the keys from the intoxicated guards to save the dwarves from their cells. The empty wooden barrels remained on the banks of the underground river. Such barrels were loaded with food by the Lake-men, taken down the river to the elves, and sent back to be refilled. Now they will serve as escape vehicles for the dwarves.