Sunday, November 17, 2013
The Hobbit- Bilbo and Gandalf
In these chapters the once little scared hobbit is transformed into an adventurous hero that lives up to Gandalf's claim. In chapter 9 Bilbo's heroism is in full swing by the help of his magically ring, sword and his newfound courage. On page 165 Bilbo states, "Very well!"said Bilbo very downcast and also rather annoyed. Come along back to your nice cells, and I will lock you all in again, and you can sit there comfortable and think of a better plan-but I don't suppose I shall ever get hold of the keys again, even if I feel inclined to." In this specific passage Bilbo has once again rescued the dwarves, and have told him their plan for escape, however they are inclined to follow him even though he has already proved himself worthy. It becomes clear confidence in built in Bilbo by his irritated tone. In this section Bilbo becomes parallel to Gandalf because they both feel in charge of the dwarves lives, and overall, feel confident enough to tell the dwarves to trust them, rather than asking them too. From the beginning of the book Gandalf has always told the dwarves not to ask question and to trust him about Bilbo, now Bilbo is doing the same thing by insisting the dwarves can either trust his judgement on escape or go back and be prisoners. This is a huge turning point for Bilbo, because he is no longer second guessing himself, and Thorin, the main dwarves is not challenging his authority. Why is Thorin, who does not like Bilbo's plan taking charge? Also, besides taking control what else does Gandalf and Bilbo have in common?
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