All stories in some way, shape or form have a hero at their center. The Hobbit, written by J. R. R. Tolkien, features the character Bilbo, who shows off many of the traits one would find in a normal heroic story. He starts off by being the recluse - the one who doesn't want to leave his safe life. That is until Gandalf the Grey and the 12 Dwarves that accompany him offer his to join them on a journey, one in which he'd be a thief. Being totally turned off at the idea, he initially tells them off, but decides that they really do need his help to regain their home from the dragon that stole it.
Throughout the story, Bilbo helps get the Dwarves out of sticky situations, and vice versa. Along the way, he realizes that coming along and helping them was the right decision. And, throughout the entire narrative, we see that no matter what, Bilbo is always humble, never making fun of people or letting greed or victory consume him (unlike others in the story). He may have started out as a coward, but in the end, leaving Bag End was the best thing that could have happened to him.
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