The book I will be concentrating on in this blog post is The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is about a creature called a hobbit who goes on adventure with several dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf. In the end they have a climatic battle with five armies where a treasure is obtained.
Question: How does the ordeal affect Bilbo?
Recap - The Ordeal in the story is when Bilbo, the dwarves, Gandalf, the Elves and the Men, band together to battle the Goblins and the Wargs.
The ordeal affects Bilbo in two ways.
The first way The Ordeal affects Bilbo is the treasure he wins after the battle is over. After staying with the dwarves and Gandalf through the entire adventure, he is rewarded in the end with a share of treasure. We see this effects Bilbo in the Lord of the Rings 3 movie where Frodo (Bilbo's grandson) is with his grandfather(Bilbo) who appears to be rich with nice clothing etc.
The second way The Ordeal affects Bilbo is his personality. The scary things that Bilbo encounter in the war, makes Bilbo the archetypal hero. Everything he faces in The Ordeal was the ultimate test of his personality as well. This war gave him the character traits such as thinking skills, courage, and bravery. I would say this is another reward Bilbo receives in the end other than the treasure.
In conclusion, The Ordeal affected Bilbo's personality and it also gained him some treasure.
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