Greed



=__**1. An Unexpected Party**__= At first, it might seem like t﻿here is no greed in this first chapter. The deeper you look into it, the more greed you find. The first sign of greed that I saw in this chapter was when the dwarves arrived at Bilbo's house. They specifically ask for a certain food or beverage and seem as if they would not take anything else. I think that this is very greedy of the dwarves because Bilbo was not actually expecting to have that many guests and he had trouble serving all of the dwarves. There were so many of them, constantly ordering more food that it was probably very hard for Bilbo to keep up. Even though they thought Bilbo should have been ready for them because of the sign on the door, they should have offered to help him after they saw that Bilbo was having trouble getting all the food and drinks for the dwarves. After tea though, they do begin to help Bilbo with the dishes.

There is another place that greed is found in this chapter. I think that the dwarves, mostly Thorin, are greedy. They want to get their treasure back, and they want the best to do it. This is why they comment on Bilbo and say that he might not be good enough. I think that though it was originally their treasure, they are living fine without it. They all have jobs and even Thorin said that he was "not so badly off". Top of Page =**__2. Roast Mutton__**= I think that Bilbo is somewhat greedy at the beginning of the second chapter. I think that he wants to be a part of the adventure because of his Took side, but he does not want to wait through all the boring parts of the adventure. He dislikes the lack of food, the rain, and the winds. Bilbo often thinks of his nice, comfortable hobbit-hole.

Another part of this chapter in which greed is obvious is when Bilbo and the dwarves are getting ready to sleep. They are uncomfortable and wet. When they see the light off in the distance, they immediatly jump at the idea that it is a warm fire. The dwarves readily send Bilbo off to find out what the red light is. They give him cursory instructions on how to alert them of danger and forced him to go. This was very greedy of the dwarves. They knew that Bilbo was an inexperienced burglar and they still sent him to find out about the light. They were probably wishing for a warm place to sleep and didn't think about the danger that they could be sending Bilbo to.

Bilbo gets greedy when he sees that the trolls do not realize that he is there. He takes the chance to prove himself and tries to steal from one of the trolls. I think that he was greedy because he wanted to prove himself to all the dwarves. He thought that he could steal from the troll even though he had never tried before. This greed lead to all the dwarves becoming trapped and almost eaten.

I think that Thorin gets greedy as the trolls are capturing his men. He wants to prove that he can rescue his men and save them from the trolls. He immediatly rushes into the firelight and starts fighting the trolls. I think that he had greed for glory. He wanted to show that he was a good leader and that he could defeat the trolls and save all the dwarves.

The dwarves, Gandalf, and the hobbit went to the trolls' cave and found all kinds of treasure. They took all the food and the gold. They hid all the treasure next to the river and put many spells on them. I think that this was a greedy act because they already had what they needed and couldn't carry the treasure with them. I think that keeping the gold in a secret spot, protected by many spells was greedy of them. Top of Page =**__3. A Short Rest__**= The third chapter in __The Hobbit__ is very short. It summarizes the visit to Rivendell. It was very hard to find any greed in this chapter because it was so short. There was a small hint of greed when Elrond found the moon letters on Thorin's map. I think that Thorin and Galdalf were a little bit greedy because they seemed almost frustrated at themselves for not being the first ones to find the moon letters. I think that they wanted to be a part of every great step in the adventure. When Elrond found the letters, they seemed almost greedy for more information. They quickly ask about everything that is on the map and continue to ask for more even after Elrond had told them all that he could find. Top of Page =**__4. Over Hill and Under Hill__**= There was some amount of greed in the fourth chapter of __The Hobbit__. The goblins were greedy for food and long-wanted revenge on the dwarves. They wanted this revenge because of the great loss they suffered in the great war. Goblins also loathe the Biter, which Gandalf currently was wearing. They wanted that sword because it has killed hundreds of thousands of Goblins in its time, including their Lord. They were greedy for food because goblins are alwways hungry. Top of Page

=__**5. Riddles in the Dark**__= The greed that appeared in this chapter was mainly when Bilboencountered Gollum and his island.While Bilbo was there, he and Gollum had a riddle contest. As that progressed, Gollum was obsessed over what was in Bilbo's pocket, becauseBilbo never told him wha it was. Bilbo learned that Gollum was greedy for the ring that he had found, which was originally Gollum's. Because of Gollum's overwhleming curiousity and rage, he desided to try to kill Bilbo, to find out for what was in the hobbit's pocket. In order to escape Gollum, Bilbo used his ring to turn invisible and escape Gollum. Top of Page =**__ 6. Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire __**=

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﻿In this chapter of __The Hobbit__ there was not a whole lot of greed. But the minimal amount of greed that was in this chapter appeared in the Wargs and Goblins when they teamed up, they were going to ravage a village for food and supplies. That's when they noticed the dwarves in the trees who were hiding from them. As the Wargs ran around the forest lighting the trees on fire, the goblins sang teasing songs about the dwarves and how they were going to burn. That's when the eagles came and saved the dwarves. Also, as soon as they arrived at the eagle's nest, they begged for food before thanking them for their rescue. ===== ﻿Top of Page =__** 7. Queer Lodgings **__= __** ﻿ ﻿﻿ **__There was greed in different situations in chapter 7, but there wasn't much. The first display of greed was when the group of dwarves wanted to go to Beorn's house. Gandalf only wanted to take them there because they needed his help. They took advantage of his food, shelter, and help, but gave him nothing in return. After their stay, they wanted to borrow his horses for the ride to the entrance to the forest. Another form of greed in this chapter appeared when they arrived at the entrance; Gandalf told the dwarves that he could not accompany them anymore because he had important business in the south. Then the dwarves got really angry at him because he couldn't help and save them anymore. They took Gandalf for granted. ﻿Top of Page =__**8. Flies and Spiders**__= __** ﻿ **__ The first amount of greed that was seen in chapter 8 was when Bilbo sees the boat at the other end of the river. He says that he wishes that the boat was on their side of the river. This was very greedy of him to want the boat exactly where it would be easiest to use. He wanted the boat where he could easily use it and cross the river. It seems like he still wants the quest to be all adventure, and no difficulties. Though it is easy to understand his wish, it isn't very realistic. There was greed when the dwarves saw the group of deer and began shooting at them. They were unable to hit a single deer and wasted all of their arrows. They were greedy for more food and when they saw the deer they immediatly began shooting arrows at them, without thinking what would happen if the deer were too fast.

Bilbo and the dwarves were both greedy when they forced the poor hobbit up the tree and he discovered the nice breeze and butterflies. Bilbo wanted to stay up there as long as he could, while the dwarves were becoming impatient. When Bilbo finally climbed back down the tree and told the dwarves about the nice air up there, they became very jealous and angry at Bilbo as if it was his fault that they were to heavy to climb the tree themselves and discover the breeze. Bombor was very greedy when he awoke from his sleep. He kept talking about his nice dream, where he always had plenty to eat. He didn't even care that all his friends had had such difficuties carrying him along. He just kept wishing that he was back asleep, dreaming about food.

The dwarves and Bilbo became greedy when they saw the feast. They decided, after some time, to all go toward the light and enjoy the feast. They discarded the warning that both Gandalf and Beorn had given them about not leaving the path, and went anyway. They saw the lights a second time and even a third time, and they still tried to follow it to get to the feast.

The next time that there was greed in this chapter was when the spiders had captured the dwarves and Bilbo was trying to free them. The spiders became annoyed at the mysterious voice that kept taunting them and left the dwarves with just one old, slow spider. Top of Page =__**9. Barrels Out of Bond**__=

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There was some amount of greedyness in this chapter. The Wood-elves liked wine, even though they didn't have easy acces to it and can't make it themselves. So they take the time to import wine from Lake-town, which takes a lot of labor to accomplish. The Wood-elves were also greedy for their land. When Bilbo and the dwarves were walking through the woods, the elves captured them for trespassing. When they were captured, Bilbo snuck away with his invisible ring. When he noticed that they were unloading and sending wine, Bilbo stole the keys to the magic cells. While the elves were throwing empty barrels into the river, the dwarves got into them and escaped, heading toward Lake-town. =====

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=__**﻿ 10. A Warm Welcome**__= __** ﻿ **__ Bilbo was the first to experience greed in this chapter. Bilbo was cold, hungry, and did not like the look of the Lonely Mountain. He did not seem to care that he had made it as far as this. He didn't even think about what condition the poor dwarves were in. The dwarves were also very greedy. They complained about not being in good condition when they reached the end of the river, and didn't even thank Bilbo for saving them from the wood-elves. The master of Lake-Town was also very greedy. He wanted the dwarves to be on their way because they were expensive to keep. Top of Page =__**11. On the Doorstep**__=

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﻿The only greed in this chapter was when Bilbo and the dwarves were looking for the entrance to the mountain. They searched for many days straight because the were so obsessed over finding it. One day when they were hiking around the mountain, Fili and Kili found a faded set of stairs leading to a crack in the wall of the mountain. They camped out there and waited for a long time because of their greed to get in. A light then shone on a crack in a rock, which they found out was the key hole. They then put the key in, and the path into the mountain was discovered. =====

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=__**12. Inside Information**__= Bilbo was the first to experience greed in this chapter. He knew that Thorin wanted him to go steal some of the treasure, so instead of waiting for Thorin to say it, he himself went and offered to go. This was greedy because he wasn't even sure how he would be able to steal the treasure, since before that he had not been a burglar. Bilbo was also greedy when he went to steal the cup from Smaug. He wasn't very prepared for how the dragon would act when he stole the cup. I think that he was greedy when he stole the cup because he wanted to prove to the dwarves that he could be a burglar. That he could steal the treasure back for them. Smaug was also greedy when Bilbo stole the cup. He didn't care that he still had the majority of the treasure. When he realized that a little part of the treasure was gone, he immediatly got up and started searching for it.

Bilbo was greedy when he went to Smaug for the second time. He wanted to be able to trick the clever dragon, but in his greed, he gave away too much information. This information could have been helpful in the killing of Smaug, but at that time wasn't very good for the people of Lake-Town. Top of Page =__**13. Not at Home**__= The greed in Chapter thirteen was minimal but there was a good portion of it when the dwarves were trapped in Smaug's lair. The greed was that they wanted despritly to get out of his lair. Because of this greed, they decided to work their way down to Smaug's layer because it was the only way to go and Smaug wasn't there. When they saw the treasure, there was more greed. Bilbo had seen the Arkenstone and before anyone else realized what it was, he put it into his pocket and didn't tell anyone. Top of Page __**14. Fire and Water **__ The first sign of greed was when the men of Lake-Town first saw the fire of Smaug. Most of the people were eager to say that the fire was the King Under the Mountain, forging gold again. It was greedy of them to assume that Thorin had already killed Smaug and was preparing the Mountain for his reign again. It was also greedy for them to yell at the man who thought the fire was Smaug, when he was right about the fire.

It was greedy of the people of Lake-Town to leave. Most of the people had left Bard to shoot at the dragon. If they wanted to save their home and kill the dragon, they should not have left as quickly as they did. It was also greedy of them to be mournful about their lost town when Smaug was dead. They should have been celebrating about the death of the great dragon, but instead they were sorry that their town was destroyed. The people were greedy when they blamed the dwarves. They wanted to blame the death of their town on someone. They were also greedy when they assumed that the dragon had killed Thorin and Co. first. The men wanted to have the treasure in payment for their town. Top of Page =__**15. The Gathering of the Clouds**__=

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There is a some of greed in this chapter. When the dwarves find out that Smaug is dead, they rush to get the treasure. When they arrive at the gate, they see that the Lake-men and Elves are waiting for them. They demand a share of the treasure and threat that if they don't get it they will start as battle on the mountain. Thorin says no, because he wants to keep the treasure for himself, even though all of it doesn't even belong to him. =====

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Thorin experienced greed in this chapter first. He was desperate to find the Arkenstone. Bilbo was also greedy. He wanted the wait to be over and the men and elves to allow them to leave. He was willing to trade the valuable Arkenstone for peace =====

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=__**17. The Clouds Burst**__=

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This chapter had the most greed of all. When word that Smaug was dead spread around, many people came to claim a part of it. This ended up in a huge battle between Goblins, Wargs, Lake-men, Elves, and the dwarves and Bilbo. Even Gandalf had to come help! This resulted in the death of Thorin, FIli, Kili, and other people along with them. Bilbo also thought he saw the Eagles coming to help and started screaming for them. That's when Elves heard him and Bilbo ended up getting a large rock thrown on his head, making him pass out. =====

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">There was a very minimal amount of greed in this chapter. Bilbo woke to find that Thorin, Fili, Kili, and many others were dead as a result of the war. If anything, Bilbo was just greedy to pay back everyone that he might have done wrong. He wanted to help Thorin and the elves, from which he had relied on for a long time. =====

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=__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">19. The Last Stage **__=

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There really wasn't much greed at all in this chapter. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> Bilbo and the remaining dwarves had a long road ahead of them, and they all needed some rest. Basically, they were just greedy to get home safe and sound, without any more trouble. When Bilbo arrived home, there was cheering for him and the dwarves.That made Bilbo feel happy, but what he really was yerning for was some food. =====

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