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thinking about the hero’s journey in regards to literature, The Hobbit is a great story to look at. For
me I think Thorin was a very strong character and leader. He was someone who
demanded respect because of his royal blood. Although, his heroism is
questionable, does doing the right thing make you a hero and fighting alongside
the dwarves make you a hero? The movie no doubt portrays him as a hero,
however, Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf are shown to do most of the problem solving
and saving. Although. Majority of their journey Bilbo did have extra help with Gollum’s
magic ring. Then, looking at Thorin, when he was cursed with dragon sickness,
he was okay with the idea of many elves, humans and dwarves dying in battle as
long as he didn’t have to part with a single coin. It took his companions to
speak to him and clear his mind of the dragon sickness that he decided to lead
the men into battle.
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I agree that this is a perfect book to look at for the Hero's Journey. I like how you enjoyed Thorin's character development as much as I did. He may have had some questionable ideas when he had Dragon Sickness, but it was interesting that he was able to overcome it thanks to his companions. Although, I do think that Bilbo is meant to be our hero in this instance more so than the other characters.
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