Study guide for the hobbit

• Bilbo as a hero
• everyman aspect
• not a great hero
• outwits dragons
• desire to do great things
• serves as a mediator during the war
• given the identity of a burglar by Gandolf
  
• ironically Bilbo becomes a great burglar
• find elevin swords
• wins the riddle battle with Gollum
• decided to move forward on his own
• shows Gollum mercy
• earns the respect of the dwarves
• defeats the spiders at Mirkwood
• recognized as the leader of the adventure
• gained several heroic epithets
• Good vs. Evil
• Good characters
• Bilbo
• Gandolf
• dwarves
• elves
• Beorn
• men
• eagles
  
• Evil characters
  
• trolls
• goblins
• Gollum
• wargs
• Smaug
• spiders