For example, in The Hobbit, Bilbo was chosen to go on a journey in search of gold. "Not without a mighty warrior, even a hero.... and here is our little Bilbo Baggins, the burglar. So now let's go on and make some plans" (p21). Gandalf chooses Bilbo to be the burglar of the journey. He is very important on such a challenging journey, which is someone to keep everyone fed. "This is a dragon marked in red on the mountain but it

The third archetype of symbolism was shown in this novel by innate wisdom vs. educated stupidity, which basically means one has guidance from someone, worthier but possibly not more qualified. When the trolls came and Bilbo was at watch for the night's rest, he could not stop at not stealing from those giants (p36. He feels like he is ready to encounter anything and is trying hard to impress the others on his first night. He messes up and almost gets someone killed, he has very poor timing with the trolls. "You are wasting your time now, Don't you realize that the trolls must have a cave or a hole dug somewhere near to hide from the sun? We must look into it!" (p42). Gandalf here tries to teach Bilbo and he learns that the best time to burglar is when the victims are asle

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