Wk. 7 Ch. 9 Bilbo's Rescue plan

[Sparrow]

When the narrator informs us Bilbo has a plan, we are not immediately privy to those details, but only to the dwarves' objections. Not until six paragraphs later do we learn that the dwarves will leave the dungeon in empty barrels floating down the river. We already know the ending (See discussion question Wk. 7 Ch. 9 The Ending). What effect does this delayed explanation have on the story? When the plan is revealed, what did you think of it?

[Desi Baggins]

I love this narrator! He keeps us begging for more info...We just read and read until the end. Just knowing that the dwarves are complaining about the plan lets the reader know that Bilbo came up with a doozy!

[Stormrider]

Right, the fact that the narrator gives us the hint that Bilbo has a plan and has told the Dwarves gives us something to look forward to--anyway, we have no doubt Bilbo will think of something and be successful. Because the Dwarves are complaining and rather unwilling to go through with it gets our curiosity juices flowing and keeps us glued to the book rather than putting it down!