Hero's Journey The Hobbit
Hero’s Journey The Hobbit The hobbit follows many parts of the classic hero’s journey archetype but somewhat differs in the execution and set dressing. The Call to action does not meet a strong refusal, instead the call is accepted with minor amounts of convincing. The supernatural Aid would be Gandalf coming to convince him and his other hobbits since “Hobbits don’t go on adventures”. The belly of the whale as well as the fight with a dragon seem to intersect within the story. Bilbo and friends approach a large cave. Bilbo faces another ordeal versus Gollum. He finds the primary ring being the McGuffin and is faced with riddles in order to escape Gollum’s wrath. Within a large mountainous cave they find they find the Tests and Ordeals trope, being the dragon Smaug.