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Post by Sparrow on Sept 16, 2004 19:15:12 GMT -6
Chapter ten starts off describing a "lighter and warmer" day. The stream the company floats along is "lapping and bubbling." Then the lands "opened wide about" Bilbo, and he sees the Lonely Mountain in all its starkness. Think about the stage of the quest the travelers have reached. What does the setting indicate about this stage? How does the setting relate to the company's circumstances at this point? What has setting indicated and how has it related at other points in the story?
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Post by Desi Baggins on Sept 22, 2004 15:58:23 GMT -6
The reader just knew something bad would happen when they entered a dark forest, that is the perfect place for creepy critters and bad events.
The "lighter and warmer day" was a huge hint that finally they would get a little break, but the fact that Bilbo saw the Lonely Mountain in all its starkness also let you know the action was not over yet.
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Post by Stormrider on Sept 12, 2012 6:02:38 GMT -6
Looks like another resting point for the travelers before more adventure and excitement comes their way. Everything is peaceful and quiet surrounding them while off in the distance, the stark reality of where they are going and what they plan to do is seen in all of its ominence!
Another thought: The Lonely Mountain wasn't always that forbidding in appearance before Smaug invaded and took it over, was it? Granted mountains can be somewhat barren in the upper regions due to high altitudes and colder weather. But Smaug desolated everything around him so it must have been more stripped of vegatation and life than it had been when the Dwarves were a thriving community there.
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- 'It's an ill wind as blows nobody no good, as I always say. And All's well as ends Better!'