Pelant,+Thomas

Essay In "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo and Smaug have many different traits. Some of these traits prove that they are similar and some of them prove that they are very different.

Bilbo and Smaug are both very clever. Bilbo is clever when he tells Gollum the riddle: What is in my pocket? Gollum can’t answer the riddle and Bilbo doesn’t get eaten. Smaug is clever when he tricks Bilbo into saying what his nicknames are and Smaug figures out who he is.

Bilbo and Smaug are also very sneaky. Bilbo is sneaky when he tells Bombur that he will take is shift in watching for intruders and he really goes and gives the Arkenstone away to make peace. Smaug is tricky when he pretends he is asleep and then catches Bilbo sneaking into his lair.

Bilbo and Smaug are also very different. Bilbo proves to be very brave when he goes down into the Smaug’s lair alone and talks to him.

Overall I would much rather have Bilbo’s traits than Smaug’s.

Smaug proves to be very greedy because he guards his stolen gold and jewels all day but never really uses it. He also tries to kill anyone who tries to steal the gold.