Bilbo's hero's journey through the scope of Campbell's Monomyth

The purpose of this thesis is to discuss how J.R.R Tolkien formulated the journey of a hero in his novel "The Hobbit or There and Back Again". The thesis is aimed at explaining the journey of Bilbo, Thorin and Gandalf through the scope of Joseph Campbell's monomyth. The reader is provided with information which helped Tolkien's work to become successful. Also, it has been discussed with the archetypes of Carl Jung that the characters which are studied are not unique heroes. Tolkien, in "The Hobbit or There and Back Again", points out the importance of spiritual and material world. He draws attention to the fact that the courage of a little fellow in a wide world might be for the benefit of the rest. By choosing a hobbit as a protagonist he aims at showing the significance of an insignificant person might be greater. On a larger scale, Tolkien aims at attacking prejudices of humanity. Key words: quest, monomyth, archetype, myth, hero's journey