A hobbit, nothing more than a small hobbit, in which one of literary's best fantasy
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
predicted people, all knowing what a Baggins will say and do, based solely on their family line.
Again, for Bilbo to join on an adventure of this scale, would go against that tradition of the
Bagginses to be predictable. This, however, may be contributed to his mother's lineage, the
Took's. Well known in the area for their adventurous spirits, in which, contradict that of the
Baggins, yet somehow, a Baggins and a Took got together. Thus, one can blame Bilbo for
joining the adventure on the blood from his mother's side, keeping pure the Baggins'
Yet, curiosity prevails within Bilbo. He has a liking for maps of all kinds, and things of old.
All of which, the dwarves...