Bilbo was one you would never expect to do anything unexpected. He was well respected and renowned in the land of the Shire, being one who scoffed and crinkled his nose at the thought of adventure. But once tangled into the fate of a wizard, one named Gandalf the Grey, and a company of dwarves, Bilbo's opinion changed within the span of a single night. But he does more than that, he transforms into a hero. This story very closely follows the hero's journey beginning to end except where a few steps come out of the usual order. Starting with the "call to adventure", this is clearly portrayed as Gandalf expresses their need of someone in which to share an adventure. Closely following is the "refusal of the call", in which Bilbo shares that the discomfort that he views adventures as. "I should think so – in these parts! We are quite plain folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty, dirty, uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can't think what anybody sees in them." {Mr. Bilbo Baggins, Chapter One, page 4.} .
The "threshold" of the story is the point in which the character has to leave behind the security of his known world. Bilbo's threshold is the meeting of the trolls, in an effort to prove himself to the dwarves. This was the next step in the cycle, but also where we discover that the dwarves are him helpers. Maybe even the beginning of the thought that Gandalf is Bilbo's mentor, constantly guiding him to the right choice or thing. After being chased by the goblins, Bilbo finds himself alone in a dark cave. This challenge reflects his needs to survive even with nobody to help him, and the part of the cycle known as "challenges". Fortunately, in the cave the helper comes to him in the form of the one ring. With the help of the ring, Bilbo escapes Gollum's hunger, the goblins, and makes his way out of the mountain. .
The "revelation" part of the adventure takes place when the character's view on life, or way of thinking changes abruptly.
