Reward

                A drawing depicting a reward a hero might receive.

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: Was Bilbo in for the treasure from the beginning?

If I were to summarize the story for anyone, they most likely would have though Bilbo was using the dwarves, Gandalf, and the ring to obtain the treasure in the end. Although this is entirely not true because Bilbo hestitated to accepted the adventure proposed by the dwaves in the beginning of the book. Bilbo had no desire to go on an adventure, he only like the thought of the. The though of treasure was exiting but secondary to Bilbo.

During the adventure, Bilbo was more of a follower with no intentions. For example, when Bilbo woke up in the morning near the beginning of the book, he found a note on his table that told him to meet the dwarves at a tavern for an adventure. Bilbo was afraid of what was beyond his own town, so the book implies that Bilbo just took Gandalf (the wizard) order instead of thinking it though like a leader.

In conclusion, Bilbo definitely was not in for the treasure from the beginning. He was just a mindless follower who luckily got a share of the treasure after the large battle in the end of this book.