An+Unlikely+Hero

= = When you hear of a hero, people that usually come to mind are parents, firemen, sports phenoms, or maybe even Batman. What about a nerd or maybe a shy person that is afraid to do anything. I bet that hardly anyone thinks of them becoming heroes, but in the hobbit this actually happens, there is an unlikely hero and he ends up being one of the most important characters in the book.

In __The Hobbit__ one of the main themes of the book is an unlikely hero. An unlikely hero is someone that falls under the roll of a leader, a savior, and someone who you would never expect to become a hero. In this book Bilbo falls under this category. Bilbo shows many times through out this book of becoming the unlikely hero, for example in the beginning of this book Bilbo does not want to go on the journey and all the dwarves doubt his abilities, but in the end Bilbo proves to be vital to the journey. Bilbo saves the dwarves many times through out the book, like in the forest of Mirkwood and the Elvenking's palace. Even though Bilbo did not want to be a hero, he became one.

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