An+Unlikely+Hero

=What is an unlikely hero?= An unlikely hero is someone who "saves the day," but isn't really expected to do so. =**__Chapter 1 __**﻿Bilbo is the unlikely hero for the first few chapters. Gandalf discusses with the dwarves that he is a very special part of the quest. He is needed to be the burglar to steal back the gold from the dragon. Bilbo is a hobbit, so he is small and can fit through small spaces. Bilbo also can walk silently. = = = =__Chapter 2 ____﻿__ Gandalf is the unlikely hero because he saved them by speaking in different tones of voice, and they expected him to save them from the trolls. = = = =__Chapter 3 __Gandalf, the dwarves, and Bilbo stay at Elrond's house for most of the chapter, so Elrond is kind of the hero because he helps the Gandalf, the dwarves, and Bilbo. = =__Chapter 4 __ Bilbo is the hero in this part, although he doesn't know it at the time, because he picks up the ring, not knowing the magical powers it possesses. = =__Chapter 5 ﻿ __Gollum is actually the unlikely hero in this chapter. Since he talks to himself, Bilbo learns that the ring he has makes him turn invisible. Gollum thinks that Bilbo knows the way out, so he goes to the exit to head him off. Since Bilbo is invisible, he follows Gollum to the exit and jumps over him to finally escape. = == =__Chapter 6 __The unlikely heroes in this chapter are the eagles, because they swoop in and help the dwarves, the wizard, and the hobbit just before their trees go up in flames. = =__Chapter 7 ﻿ __<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #fbff00; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Beorn is the unlikely hero in this chapter, because he doesn't seem very friendly at the beginning of the chapter. He doesn't like the idea of having so many guests (beggars, he calls them) in his house. Then Gandalf begins to tell Beorn the dwarves', Gandalf's, and Bilbo's story, and he is intrigued. When he finds out the story is true, Beorn tries to help the crew, and gives them food, ponies and horses, and tells them where to go. He even provides a little bit of protection and guidance for them. = <span style="color: #ff9b00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 8 <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">﻿ __<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Bilbo fights off the spiders and frees the dwarves. Bilbo is definitely the unlikely hero. He started out not liking adventure, but he kills spiders and devises a plan to lead the spiders away from the dwarves. He uses the ring to become invisible, throws stones, and mocks the spiders to lead them away from the dwarves. After Bilbo frees them from the spiders' webs, they start praising him and start to think more highly of him than just as an "extra." = == =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 9 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">﻿ __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Bilbo is the unlikely hero because he uses the ring to save the dwarves from the Elves. Bilbo thought of putting the dwarves in barrels and floating them down a stream. = == =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 10 <span style="color: #12a518; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">﻿ __<span style="color: #12a518; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The unlikely hero is Thorin because he is welcomed back to the town with a wonderful feast because everyone knows who he is, and who his family are and how important they are. = == =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 11 __ <span style="color: #800064; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">﻿Bilbo sees the thrush by the stone when the sun is setting. This leads him to remember what Elrond said in chapter 3. He said, "Stand by the grey stone whem the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the key-hole. Bilbo is the unlikely hero. = == =<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">__Chapter 12__ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Bilbo is the unlikely hero in this chapter because he sees Smaug, takes a golden cup, and gives it back to the Dwarves. So in this case, the unlikely hero becoming the expected hero is Bilbo. = == =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 13 __<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bilbo is becoming more of an expected hero. In this chapter, he shows the dwarves the way to the gold. They grab as much the the treasure as they can and go back. Bilbo also finds the Arkenstone, but instead of telling the dwarves, he puts it in his pocket. = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> = =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 14 __<span style="color: #12a518; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">﻿Bard from Lake-town killed Smaug. The thrush told him that Smaug's weak spot is on the left side of his chest. Bard took his special black arrow and shot at Smaug. That killed him. = == =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 15 __ <span style="color: #800022; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">﻿There is no unlikely hero in this chapter. The Lake-men go up to the mountain and try to Barter with Thorin. = =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 16 __<span style="color: #803900; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">﻿There is no unlikely hero in this chapter either because Bilbo takes the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking. = =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 17 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">﻿ __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">There is not an unlikely hero because a war begins, and there hasn't been a hero yet. = =__<span style="color: #00b1ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Chapter 18 __ The war starts, but there isn't an unlikely hero. Thorin, Filli, and Killi die. Thorin is buried with the Arkenstone. Bard and the Elvenking get their fair share of the treasure and Gandalf, Bilbo, and Beorn leave. They end up staying at Beorn's house for the winter. = =__ Chapter 19 __ Gandalf and Bilbo go back to Bilbo's cozy hobbit hole. Some of Bilbo's possessions have been auctioned off because he was declared dead. Later in the chapter Gandalf comes back to Bilbo's hole with Balin, and they talk about their adventure that they had. So there isn't an unlikely hero for this chapter either. =