The Hero's Journey

Question 1

1. The Ordinary World

Answer 1

Bilbo is comfortable and content in his hobbit hole in the Shire.
Polarity: Bilbo’s ancestry conflict. The Took side is adventurous and unpredictable, while the Bagginses side are “respectable” and predictable hobbits

Question 2

2. The Call to Adventure

Answer 2

Gandalf recruits Bilbo as a burglar for the expedition

Question 3

3. Refusal of the Call

Answer 3

Bilbo is very reluctant and unprepared.

Question 4

4. Meeting with the Mentor

Answer 4

Gandalf keeps Bilbo focused on the goal and reassures he is important to the group

Question 5

5. Crossing the Threshold

Answer 5

Bilbo embarks on the adventure rather hastily

Question 6

6. Tests, Allies, and Enemies

Answer 6

Encounters trolls, goblins, wargs, spiders as enemies.
Eagles and Beorn are allies.
Tests: Gollum’s riddle game, saving dwarves from spiders, breaking them out of elf prison, distract and kill spiders

Question 7

7. Approach

Answer 7

The company arrives at Lake Town and prepare to leave for the Lonely Mountain to steal the treasure

Question 8

8 . The Ordeal

Answer 8

Bilbo approaches Smaug and faces his fears alone. Doesn’t turn back.

Question 9

9. The Reward

Answer 9

The dwarves gain possession of the treasure (since Bard slayed Smaug) but it is put in danger of losing it to the Orcs, goblins and wargs. The Battle of Five Armies commences.

Question 10

10. The Road Back

Answer 10

Bilbo and Gandalf head back to the Shire, stopping at Beorn’s for the winter and Rivendell to see Elrond.

Question 11

11. The Resurrection

Answer 11

Bilbo returns to Bag-End to find out everyone presumed he died and were in the midst of selling his household items.
Bilbo’s Took and Baggins side are now in harmony. He does not care what other hobbits think of him (loses his reputation)

Question 12

12. Return with The Elixir

Answer 12

Bilbo returns home with a magic ring, which has great power.