Misty Mountains
![Mountain peaks shrouded in mist with a dark forest in the foreground.](https://res.cloudinary.com/nho/image/fetch/q_auto,fl_progressive:semi/w_auto:breakpoints_360_3500_20_10:800/https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/misty-mountains/misty-mountains.jpg)
In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," the Misty Mountains represent a formidable and treacherous barrier that the protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, and his companions must traverse on their journey to the Lonely Mountain.
Thus, the Misty Mountains represent Bilbo's maturation as a character and an adventurer: when he enters them, he's still immature (literally being carried on someone else's back!), but when he leaves, he's confident enough to navigate his own way around.
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