JRR Tolkien begins his world-famous book The Hobbit with: “In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit” (1). This book is the story of a little hobbit named Bilbo and his memorable journey through the evil world during his time. Living in the Shire, as his homeland is called, is very peaceful and pleasant for Bilbo, but once he reaches the outer limits of the land, Bilbo is in for a big surprise. Needing a thief on his journey, Gandalf the Grey, famous for his magic with fire and light, came to ask for Bilbo's help. Gandalf was accompanied by thirteen dwarves who searched for their treasure taken long ago, but never forgotten. The last evil dragon, Smaug, who many years ago conquered the kingdom of the Lonely Mountain Dwarves, took this desired treasure. Bilbo didn't want to go, but with his ability, along with that of all the other hobbits, to escape silently, quickly and easily into the woods and mountains, Bilbo was a perfect thief for the journey. The adventurous group of fifteen set out in search of trolls, orcs, goblins, wargs, aggressive elves, giant spiders, dragons, and countless natural disasters including wind, snow, rain, and scorching heat. None of these obstacles became the most powerful. and a dangerous enemy for Bilbo and the others, though. This powerful enemy was greed and lust for the horde of gold, silver, and precious jewels that enticed the dwarves to pursue it, no matter the cost. And thanks to this and other antagonists Bilbo successfully transformed from an ordinary hobbit into a real hero. Bilbo was a little taken aback and didn't really understand his purpose in this adventure so he demanded some explanations. With the dwarves was Thorin son of Thrain King under the Mountain, as he was known. The... middle of paper... Bilbo only narrowly escaped with his life many times. No obstacle, however, was so heavy on his heart, and so difficult to kill, as the lust and greed that he (along with the Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, and Wargs) harbored for the treasure upon which Smaug slept so greedily night after night. night without use. In the end, the journey clearly showed that Tolkien didn't really want to go on a golden journey, no, that was the essence, the real idea of ​​the story was to change Bilbo for the better. Although it is difficult to choose, the most obvious change exists not in one part, but in the beginning and end of the story, Bilbo was a hobbit, nothing more, and now he is nothing less than a true heroic leader. Tolkien is trying to show us that everyone is capable of great change, no matter what walk of life you come from, no matter who you were, everyone can change for the better and do great things.