Section 4 Connector Jaedhen

In section 4, I find myself relating to Bilbo, mainly because in tough situations he can make decisions that is beneficial to the group, even though I may not make decisions nearly on the same scale. I can also relate to Bilbo because he usually has a separate set of morals than the rest of the group, as he thought it was a good idea to bring the Arkenstone to Bard when the dwarfs wanted it for the group.

On the other side of things, I can relate to Thorin as he has some sense of greed, as he was about to kill Bilbo for giving away the Arkenstone. Although, I act on what's morally right, and Thorin acts on his emotions. And like Thorin, I also use my name to justify my actions, even though it may be a joke. One example of this is whenever one of my relatives on my mom's side makes jokes about my actions, such as gaming or the way I joke around with my cousins or friends, I say, "It's just because I'm a Fajardo kid."

The Arkenstone

When I was younger, we used to trade Pokémon cards, and I had a rare card that everyone else wanted. This lead to everyone making offers for my card, doing favours, giving me parts of their lunch that they were willing to give up to me, just for a chance at my card. This is similar Bilbo and the dwarfs having the Arkenstone when everyone else wanted it.

Another situation I can relate to in the story is Bilbo giving bard the Arkenstone. I can relate to this because Bilbo did what he believed was right, and didn't let anybody's opinions stop him. There have been multiple times where I did things the way I thought they should be done, regardless of others opinions, and have lead to horrible situations, but have also lead to great situations,