English Essentials: Introducing Complex Characters

In yesterday's class, we saw the conversation between Gandalf and Bilbo (above) and talked about the ways the ring changes a character's motivations and choices. Today, I want to introduce the idea of complex characters as we begin our new learning target, "How complex character change over time" (RL3).

For today, watch the video "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Characterization."

Then, answer the following questions in the comments section below.

Questions:
1) Who is the protagonist in The Hobbit?
2) How is he described at the very beginning of the book, The Hobbit?
3) How is he depicted in the scene from the second Hobbit movie we saw yesterday?

USE QUOTES to support you ideas for questions 1 & 2 (MLA format).  Don't forget to discuss your quotes and explain what the quote is saying in your own words and its implied meaning.