1 Originally used to treat epilepsy (partial seizures), but now it primarily treats neuropathic pain that's caused by nerve stimulation or damage.  Studies show it's most effective for nerve pain from diabetes, shingles, and fibromyalgia (a painful muscle condition).
Character Analysis Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of The Hobbit, is one of a race of creatures about half the size of humans, beardless and with hairy feet. He lives in an unspecified time that is at once ancient and also very like the Victorian age, with its cozy domestic routines.
So Bilbo is our hero (because he's the main character of the book) but he is not a hero. He has no great goals in mind as he embarks on this quest â he's mainly along for the ride, because this Gandalf fellow forces him.