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    A hero can be the most disgusting or the most beautiful‚but heroes are supposed for their image and reputation. Human and even dwarves think of almost the same hero one who fights for the innocent and helps when no other can but the difference is humans want a perfect being who is to all peoples certain likes and give to their selfish need and dwarves want a broad hero that brings riches and bounty for them and they deem a certain type of person to be a hero in their eyes. Bilbo Baggins‚from the

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    Heroes are usually stronger and muscular kind of people‚ but not Bilbo Baggins The bravest one of them all‚ Bilbo Bilbo is a small hero‚ he is not strong buff or the bravest of them all he is just an ordinary dwarf‚ but the only difference is that he is braver than all of the other dwarfs because of one little quest to get something back that belonged to him a long time ago he starts begging to hero when he goes to the trip with Gandalf. Also‚ when he starts to fight the goblins and he is swinging

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    How does one define a “hero?” By classic definition‚ a hero is a man of great strength‚ valor and swordsmanship who fights evil even in the face of insurmountable odds to defend the lives of the innocent and those that can’t protect themselves. Indeed it is these very attributes which separate heroes from the common man. However‚ the word “hero” takes an entirely different connotation in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic tale The Hobbit‚ in which the hero of the story is a furry-footed‚ complacent‚ hole dwelling

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    Assignment A hero is someone who is admired for their brave actions‚ the courage they show‚ and is a leader. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel‚ The Hobbit‚ it shows a young hobbit who discovers the ups and downs to an adventure. From goblins‚ to elves‚ to spiders‚ to many other creatures. Bilbo Baggins went through a lot. Nearly getting killed for one thing; the arkenstone. He defiantly shows that a hero can be small and weak‚ and that anything can be achieved. It is clear that Bilbo Baggins is a hero at the end

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    “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Everyone wants to be that one person who saves the day‚ but most do not have the guts to do anything heroic. Some individuals might get pushed into an adventure‚ and maybe that ordinary individual might find out who they were really meant to be. Just like a little ordinary hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ who did extraordinary things‚ became a true hero. In “The Hobbit”‚ Bilbo Baggins goes

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    Bilbo Baggins; An Unexpected Hero Bilbo Baggins‚ an unadventureous hobbit‚ is not an iconic symbol of bravery‚ but he remains a literary hero for his bravery‚ perseverence and integrity. Only a hero could riddle a dragon‚ slaughter a spider‚ and yet spare the life of a small‚ ugly creature who has threatened to eat him. Such is the legacy of Bilbo Baggins‚ a mere hobbit‚ whose Tookish blood got the better of him. Often‚ when heros are mentioned‚ Hercules is a name that is thought of; Alas‚

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    An Unexpected Hero Hobbits are exceptionally petite people that live for only for the joy of comfort. They do not go on adventures‚ take part in anything dangerous‚ and do not really enjoy activities outside the comfort of their homes‚ other than the occasional walk. In the book The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien‚ Bilbo Baggins is no exception from the stereotypical hobbit. Bilbo is a fifty year old hobbit‚ who has turned out to be an exact replica of his father‚ Bungo Baggins. People considered

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    Preston English 1301 12 November 2012 Bilbo: A True Hero? What is a hero? Is it someone who possesses great strength and bravery‚ or is it someone who attains fame and wealth? In the world of Middle Earth that J.R.R Tolkien has created‚ Bilbo Baggins shows us that a hero can be quite the opposite. He is offered (and partially set up by Gandalf the wizard) to partake in an adventure as a burglar to help reclaim the bearded Dwarves’ homeland from the dragon Smaug. The little hobbit is frightened

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    The Hobbit Essay Many science fiction fantasy novels have a hero or heroine. In J.R.R Tolkien’s novel the hobbit Bilbo Baggins is a hero‚ Even though he finds a ring of invisibility that allows him to preform surprising feats. Some of his acts of heroism are when Bilbo make his first attempt at burglary when he steals from the trolls‚ when he creates a plan to free his friends from the ElvenKing and follows it through and when he goes down to visit Smaug for the first time to fulfill a promise.

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    Mr. Smith Hobbit to Hero In the beginning of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ Gandalf‚ a supporting character‚ describes Bilbo‚ the protagonist‚ as a great thief and the perfect member a team of dwarves require for their expedition. During the start of their adventure we see that Bilbo is not very keen on going‚ but as he embarks on these adventures‚ he gradually begins to rely on his own abilities and starts to take initiative. In The Hobbit‚ the protagonist‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ changes from a mere

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