Bilbo Baggins Essay

Bilbo Baggins is introduced as just a normal hobbit smoking a pipe on his front porch, when suddenly an old man appears on his doorstep. Bilbo is perplexed as to what an old man with a cloak and staff is doing in his house. After the queer man introduces himself, Bilbo recognizes him as the wizard Gandalf, who has presented amazing fireworks on special holidays in Hobbiton, whewre the hobbits live. When Gandalf asks if Bilbo would be interested in going on an adventure, Bilbo says no. He invites the wizard to come over for tea sometime but only so he doesn’t seem rude. In reality, he wants nothing to do with Gandalf and his adventures. When the doorbell rings the next afternoon, Bilbo assumes it is Gandalf. Suprisingly, a dwarf named Dwalin walks in.
The thirteen dwarves and the wizard nearly clean out Bilbo’s pantry before finally settling down to discuss their business. It soon becomes clear that Gandalf has volunteered Bilbo to be a “burglar” for the dwarves on their adventure. The hobbit objects, and the dwarves think that Bilbo isn’t the right persdon for the adventure. However, Gandalf is convinced that Bilbo is useful, and insists that there is more to the hobbit than meets the eye. The wizard then brings out an old map of a great mountain and points to a secret entrance, a door to which Thorin holds the key. Bilbo requests to know what the point of the expedition is. Thorin explains that his grandfather, Thror, mined the mountain shown on the map and discovered a wealth of gold and jewels. Thror then became King under the Mountain, but his fantastic treasure attracted unwanted attention. Before long, the dragon Smaug came and killed or scattered all of Thror’s people. The dragon has been guarding the treasure ever