Post by Stormrider on Jan 19, 2009 12:31:25 GMT -6
From: Annie2 (Original Message) Sent: 5/18/2003 8:56 PM
Wk9, Bk6, Ch2, DISCUSSION: Barriers and Obstacles
Just as Frodo and Sam get close to some kind of success, something gets in the way. Their first obstacle is jumping from the bridge to hide from the orc soldiers pursuing them. They land in wicked thorn infested bushes (Shades of "out of the Frying Pan into the Fire" comes to mind as I read this Chapter.)
What other obstacles or barriers do the hobbits encounter? Why do you think Tolkien creates so many obstacles in one chapter? Do these barriers contribute to the overall feeling of exhaustion felt by the hobbits and the reader? How do the hobbits overcome these Barriers? Do they serve another purpose? Or do they instill another feeling or emotion other than exhaustion?
I can’t help but think that they are being tested somehow, perhaps in a similar way that Gandalf, Aragorn, Galadriel, and other were tested. How are Sam and Frodo being tested? What lessons are they learning? And how would you rate their successes or failures? Are they being prepared to pass the final test? What is the final test and do you think they are prepared to meet that challenge? Is there something else they need to learn?
Cross the Bridge, Animated ROTK
Wk9, Bk6, Ch2, DISCUSSION: Barriers and Obstacles
Just as Frodo and Sam get close to some kind of success, something gets in the way. Their first obstacle is jumping from the bridge to hide from the orc soldiers pursuing them. They land in wicked thorn infested bushes (Shades of "out of the Frying Pan into the Fire" comes to mind as I read this Chapter.)
What other obstacles or barriers do the hobbits encounter? Why do you think Tolkien creates so many obstacles in one chapter? Do these barriers contribute to the overall feeling of exhaustion felt by the hobbits and the reader? How do the hobbits overcome these Barriers? Do they serve another purpose? Or do they instill another feeling or emotion other than exhaustion?
I can’t help but think that they are being tested somehow, perhaps in a similar way that Gandalf, Aragorn, Galadriel, and other were tested. How are Sam and Frodo being tested? What lessons are they learning? And how would you rate their successes or failures? Are they being prepared to pass the final test? What is the final test and do you think they are prepared to meet that challenge? Is there something else they need to learn?