Dragon Biblo example essay topic

The Hobbit This book began with Biblo Baggins smoking a pipe after breakfast. This is one of his favorite things to do and he feels good in doing it. He is middle-aged, and lives in a burrow in the ground. One morning Gandalf, a wizard stops by to talk with Biblo.

He tells Biblo that he is looking for someone to go on an adventure with him. Although Biblo is tempted he decides not to go, but invites Gandalf for tea the next morning. The next day Biblo hears his doorbell and he remembers inviting Gandalf for tea, but instead of finding the wizard at the door, he finds 13 dwarves. Thorin son of the dwarf king starts to make a plan on how to regain the treasure stolen by the dragon Smaug. Biblo is shocked that these plans involve him. He then realizes that Gandalf has tricked him by writing on his door that he was a burglar looking for an exciting job.

With all the talk of quests and glory Biblo decides to join the group on their adventure. Gandalf reveals a key and a map of their journey to the Lonely Mountain. It is there, that Smaug guards the treasure of Thorin's ancestors. The journey begins and the group meets at the Green Dragon Inn.

From there they travel into the Lone-lands. As heavy rains begin to fall, Biblo sees that Gandalf is missing. When it starts to pour they stop to investigate a light. Their Biblo finds three trolls grumbling about food. Biblo decides to live up to title of burglar and tries to pickpocket one of the trolls. However they quickly catch him.

The dwarfs see what's going on and try to save Biblo but all of them except Thorin are caught. Thorin creates a plan to free them but fails. Gandalf returns and keeps the trolls attention till dawn, and then they turn into stone. The group takes the two swords and a knife that the trolls were carrying.

The travelers come across the Secret Valley. There they stop at Elrond's Last Homely House. Elrond tells them the only way to use the key that Thorin has is to wait where the thrush knocks and the setting sun will shine up on the keyhole. The next morning the group heads toward the Misty Mountains. A storm has caused them to look for shelter in a cave. The cave however turns out to be an entrance to the goblin kingdom.

Again the group is captured. Only Gandalf is free, and he slays the Goblin King, and once again frees the group from doom. During the escape Biblo is knocked unconscious and is left behind. He awakes to find a ring of power that belongs to Gollum. Biblo slips the ring on his finger and disappears. He follows Gollum toward the entrance to the outside world.

He then jumps over Gollum's head into freedom. Outside he finds his dwarf friends. Later they run into Wargs, which are large savage wolves. The Wargs chase the party into the trees.

High in the trees Gandalf uses a spell to start the pine cones on fire, in order to drive the wolves away. However the plan backfires and the very trees they tried to make safe are now burning. Luckily for them the king of the eagles spots them. He and his eagles drop out of the sky and saves the group.

The eagles drop them off near Mirkwood Forest. This is where they run into Beorn; a bear like man who can change into a bear. He gives them a place for the night and outfits them with supplies for their trip into Mirkwood. He also warns them to stay on the trail in the forest.

When they are ready to enter the forest, Gandalf announces he will not be accompanying them in this part of the journey. The group feels lost without him but they go on. They come across a black river. It is there that Bomber, one of the Dwarves falls in and is forced into a sleep from which he cannot awake. Food becomes little and the hungry travelers are drawn off the path by visions of elves eating in the forest. To their surprise every time they tell the elves that they are there, the elves vanish!

Once again Biblo finds himself separated from the group. He stops for a short nap and awakes to find himself tied down by a giant spider. He uses his sword to cut himself free. He then kills the spider. Feeling proud of what he did, he decides to name his sword 'Sting'. Biblo finds his friends deep within the forest.

They too have been captured by spiders, but have not escaped. Biblo puts on his magic ring and forms a plan to rescue his friends. It works and the group escapes danger. The celebration of being free from the spiders is short lived since the dwarfs are again captured by Wood Elves. Biblo again uses his ring and escapes captivity. He followed the elves to there home in the forest.

There he forms a plan to free his friends. He opens their cells and puts them in barrels. He then floats the barrels up the river to Lake-town and freedom. In Lake-town they get more supplies and go to the Lonely Mountain.

On the mountain they heard a thrush drop a snail to the rocks. Recalling what Beorn told them about the thrush and sunlight, they quickly found the hidden back entrance to Smaug's lair. Biblo puts on his ring and goes to confront the dragon. Then he notices that on Smaug's stomach there is a place that is not covered by his iron like scales.

After talking with the dragon Biblo returns to the group. Smaug however is angry with his little invisible visitor and heads to destroy Lake-town. When the dragon attacks, a thrush told Bard, the captain of the archers, that Smaug has a weak spot in his breast. Bard used his black arrow to kill the beast.

Then the town's people made him king of Lake- town. With Smaug dead the men and elves go to claim his treasure. Dwarf troops under Thorin's kinsman Dain also appear. There fighting is soon changed to alliance when the Wargs and Goblins approach and so The Battle of the Five Armies begins. During the battle Thorin is hurt and Biblo gets knocked unconscious by falling rocks. The eagles as well as Beorn, in bear form join the fray.

The Wargs and goblins are defeated. Biblo later returns to his burrow under the hill with a chest of treasure, a ring of power, and a great story to tell.