adventures, written by J.R.R Tolkien, is started. The hobbit chosen by the great wizard, Gandalf

The Grey, was chosen to aid dwarves in their quest to reclaim the mountain, which had been

taken over by Smaug, a great red dragon. This describes the adventure which follows, focusing

on the true nature of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins and other hobbits in general.

Bilbo, being a hobbit, is a calm fellow. It could be said that the reason why hobbits are so

calm and un-violent is due to their size. Shorter than both humans and dwarves of the Middle

Earth, and their want for power seems somewhat simplistic. Simplistic when compared to the

wants of the humans, elves, dwarves, goblins, and many of the other races within the Middle

Earth realms. This knowledge of knowing that hobbits are not a violent culture, should also give

you a view of the irony in which a wizard would chose one such as Bilbo to aid on an adventure

Before one can go deeper into his personality, the knowledge of his lineage must be known.

The Baggins family, throughout the history of the Shire, are well known. As they are a well

caused by the ring, or at least contributed to, in which this also alters his personality, but not

Yet, curiosity prevails within Bilbo. He has a liking for maps of all kinds, and things of old.

as Thorin and Company, brought together by Gandalf with the assistance of Thorin. And it falls

qualities hobbits, as a culture, view little need for. This is viewed in Bilbo's lack of control

joining the adventure on the blood from his mother's side, keeping pure the Baggins'

curse at the hobbit for using logic and falling to his calm hobbit(Baggins) ways. For, in giving

his position, for he was not a thief. Again, one must understand that hobbits and Bilbo only seek

he is enraged that his companions were being held captive by giant spiders. At this moment, he

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