Similarities Between The Hobbit And Roein's Greed

In The Lord of the Rings: the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and Dwarves are already known for being greedy when it comes to gold, but Thorin is a different case. Thorin, who started greedy just like any other dwarf, had fallen to the dragon-sickness which made him even more greedy once he obtained some gold from Erebor. This gold originally belonged to the dwarves, but Smaug the dragon had stolen it, so they went and took it back. This newly found greed was no good for the group as it caused trouble. The first time Thorin’s greed caused trouble was when he was captured by the Elves. He decided it was better that they don’t know their plan, mostly to keep more of the treasure to himself. As they venture onward to the Lonely Mountain alone, the mission
This leads to him heading over to Lake Town to cause destruction. As soon as he leaves, the group heads over to the treasure room and equip themselves with what they find. The second time Thorin brought trouble to the group was when he rejected every offer from the Bard. The Bard wanted a portion of Thorin’s treasure as he was the one who killed Smaug and it contained some treasure stolen from the lake town. This decision from Thorin upset the rest of the group and caused a bit of conflict between them. To interest Thorin he offers the Arkenstone, which Bilbo and Bombur stole from his treasure. Thorin, realizing that they stole something from his treasure, enrages him. Even after Bilbo’s determination to bring peace between the dwarves and the soldiers, Thorin decides not to give any treasure and instead goes to war for it. This battle becomes the five-army war as many armies head to fight each other over grudges. During the war Thorin’s greed truly showed as a few of his dwarven brethren died protecting his treasure. This casualty, although unfortunate, allowed Thorin to see that his actions to protect his gold from others was a