What is a hero? I believe a hero is a person who displays excellent behavior and physical qualities. In the book “The Hobbit” Bilbo is the main character and I believe he is one of the heroes of the book. For me, Bilbo is not the person I think of when I hear the word she because most heroes have some sort of power. However, he has some sort of power because he is very short and small, his ability to walk calmly and sneak through things was very important during the journey. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original EssayDoes a person always have to act like a hero to be a hero? I believe a hero doesn't have to be someone who is very brave and always kills enemies. Bilbo, for example, was not very brave at the beginning of the journey, but his excellent behavior and courage made me call him a hero. I also think that Bilbo only uses his weapon for self-defense and would never attack someone who hasn't harmed him. An example of this is when Bilbo could have killed Gollum when instead he showed him the exit from the cave, he chose to jump on top of Gollum and run out. Another example is when Bilbo chooses not to fight in the Battle of the Five Armies because he only uses his weapons for self-defense. Bilbo is a brave person, but he is not always brave. At the beginning of the book, Bilbo was invited to go on a journey but he thought about it a lot and was not willing to go. In the end, Bilbo showed courage and decided to undertake the journey with the dwarves and Gandalf. After making the decision, Bilbo still regrets his decision to go on a journey throughout the entire journey. These are some examples of times when Bilbo didn't show much courage: “I wish I were at home in my nice hole by the fire, with the kettle just starting to sing. It wasn't the last time he wanted it! but that only made him unhappy” “This is the saddest and most boring part of this whole miserable, boring, uncomfortable adventure! I wish I were in my hobbit hole again, by my warm fireplace with the twinkling lamp." "I wish I were in the West again, in my home; where people are more reasonable." "Now I just want to be in my chair!" Can heroes make mistakes or depend on other things and still be a hero? Bilbo is perfect and that's not the ideal thing I think of when I hear the word hero I believe that sometimes luck protects him and saves him. For example, when the dwarves sent Bilbo to investigate the trolls nearby. Unfortunately, he gets caught and starts calling for help from the dwarves, this gave the trolls information about the presence of the dwarves around and when the dwarves manage to save him, they are all captured. If Gandalf had not come to help them, they would all then have died, failing the journey. Another example of how Bilbo's luck saved him was when Bilbo and Gollum they were playing a riddle game. Bilbo was frustrated because he didn't know the answer to the riddle that Gollum gave him. In an attempt to guess the riddle, Bilbo asks the time that was the answer to Gollum's riddle. somehow Gollum was the owner of the ring of invisibility that governs the rest and helps Bilbo get out of the cave and it just so happens that the day Bilbo falls into the cave is the day Gollum loses the ring or the precious which is what Gollum calls it. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a Custom Essay In conclusion, Bilbo is brave but not always brave and he likes to stay at home. He is not entirely sure of his decision to undertake the journey, as shown in the book "The Hobbit", and he is not.