As one man put it, “Politics is the mask of greed,” greed is almost always the man behind the mask. When Smaug left and the thrush delivers the news that the lake men and elves are coming to take all the great hoard of jewels and gold, Thorin rushes back to the mountain and bars the doors together, and he might as well have starve to death and tried to eat the gold if it was not for Bilbo’s wise judgement. Thorin the king under the mountain is not necessarily evil, just a dwarf with his judgment being disoriented by his love for gold. Greed is the root of corruption corruption is the root of Moraless men. The theme of the Hobbit is Greed causes people to do irrational things. Thorin’s greed, the Masters love for money and numbers, and the company’s lust for gold all play a role in the complex plot. But, in the end they must face the worst danger off all, greed. Bilbo is swept from his home into a timeless adventure where he encounters Giant spiders, goblins, and Smaug, the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities. Tolkien cleverly weaves together unforgettable characters such as Bilbo, Thorin, Gandalf, and other characters. Tolkien, states that greed causes people to become irrational, if not corrupt. Whether you read Dante, Swift, or any of these guys, it always boils down to the same thing: the corruption of the soul.” Similarly from the book, The Hobbit, created and weaved together by J.R.R.
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