The Hobbit, by Jr Tolkien has two main themes throughout the book: Greed, and Generosity. This essay explains how greed can change anybody, no matter how heroic or brave they are. In the hobbit, Bilbo is portrayed as a fat middle-aged man, and that “He looks more like a grocer than a burglar. ” Thorin Oakenshield seems like a hero in the book, yet, unlike Thorin and the dwarves, Bilbo isn’t affected by greed at all in the book. This essay describes moments where both, Generosity and Greed are shown.
Beorn is a great example of generosity in The Hobbit. Beorn is a shape shifter, who lives on the outskirts of Mirkwood. He took Bilbo and the dwarves in when they needed a place to rest, even though he didn’t quite trust them. He gave them shelter, supplies, and a place to sleep. Beorn is part of the battle of 5 armies, where he fought for them. He was willing to guide them on their way to Mirkwood. And he warned them about the things in Mirkwood, what not to eat, what not to drink, and what to avoid.
Smaug is, by far, the most selfish and greedy character in the whole book, he is a miser, a sadist, and a greedy psychopath. He treats killing like a sport and enjoys it. He is intelligent and persuasive. Smaug is willing to wipe out whole civilisations, just to add to his gold. And whenever anything is missing, he knows “I smell you, thief. ” He eats anybody who comes too close to his gold. When Bilbo takes a goblet, Smaug assumes that he is a lake-towner and destroys the Lake town. He is killed by Bard, a grim faced man from lake-town. On the other hand, all Bilbo wants is peace.
The Term Paper on The Hobbit Lake Town
The Hobbit By J. R. R. Tolkien The story begins with a small fellow by the name of Bilbo Baggins "The Hobbit" he lives is in his house and doing what hobbits do during the day. The first few chapters tell you what a hobbit is and what a hobbit looks like and also what his home looks like. Hobbits are smaller then and eat much more then do, hobbits eat six meals a day. Bilbo is cleaning his house ...
When a feud was going on between Thorin Oakenshield, The Elvenking, and the Lake-towners, Bilbo gave the other side the Arkenstone to use as reasoning. The battle of five armies is started anyway, Thorin, Fili, and Kili all die, proving that greed can kill you. In the hobbit, Bilbo isn’t an ideal hero like Thorin. But he isn’t affected by greed, like Thorin. Gollum is overcome by greed and obsession with “His precious. ” (the invisibility ring).
Over time, greed has changed golem, from a water hobbit, to a slimy underground beast. He is a loner and a liar.
You feel sorry for him, yet, you don’t like him. Gollum has no friends and has long forgotten what the outside world looks like, he has a strange appetite, of Goblins, Raw fish and anyone who strays far enough from the path. Bilbo comes across Gollum when he is inside the Goblin’s sanctuary, he takes gollum’s ring and finds an exit, this is when he realises that the ring provides invisibility. To sum things up, both greed, and generosity are portrayed a lot throughout the hobbit. Greed being portrayed through: Gollum, Smaug, and Thorin. And generosity being shown through: Bilbo, Beorn, and Gandalf.
