Why Bilbo? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

09-12-2005, 06:08 PM

I always thought that it was an underlining plot of the The Hobbit. That Gandalf had chosen Bilbo to partake in the quest, yet at this stage Bilbo had no idea why he was to be chosen, after all he was just a lowly Hobbit with no battle\quest experience what so ever.

But by the end of the book, they have come back to the point of why Gandalf insisted that Bilbo tagged along and it is somewhat reconciled

After all he does save the Dwarves butts more than twice.

So I believe it comes to the conclusion that Gandalf saw something in Bilbo that no one else (including the Hobbit himself) saw, and that was confirmed in victory at the end of the book.

09-12-2005, 06:08 PM	#3
The Amok Guest Posts: n/a	I always thought that it was an underlining plot of the The Hobbit. That Gandalf had chosen Bilbo to partake in the quest, yet at this stage Bilbo had no idea why he was to be chosen, after all he was just a lowly Hobbit with no battle\quest experience what so ever. But by the end of the book, they have come back to the point of why Gandalf insisted that Bilbo tagged along and it is somewhat reconciled After all he does save the Dwarves butts more than twice. So I believe it comes to the conclusion that Gandalf saw something in Bilbo that no one else (including the Hobbit himself) saw, and that was confirmed in victory at the end of the book.