4/27 the Hobbit chapter 6
Chapter 6 - Out of the frying-pan into the fire
After escaping from Goblin-Town, Bilbo (still invisible) realizes that he was on the other side of the Misty Mountains. He was afraid that he will never see the dwarves and Gandalf if he was in the middle of nowhere, but fortunately, he finds the dwarves discussing something. They thought Bilbo was still in Goblin-Town and were discussing whether or not they should leave without Bilbo. Gandalf felt guilty because he was the one who chose to take Bilbo on a journey so he felt responsible. Then Bilbo takes off the ring and surprises the dwarves and Gandalf. The dwarves were curious about how he managed to escape from the goblins. Bilbo explained that he used his burglar ability to escape. He told the dwarves about Gollum and about the riddles too but didn't mention the ring.
Before the sun goes down, the party had to travel to a further and safer place because the goblins will start searching for the party during the night. They were a little north than planned so they go through several dangerous paths. When night came, the party heard howling Wargs which were evil creatures that looked like wolves. The Wargs attacked the party so the party climbed trees to avoid their attacks. Gandalf counterattacks the Wargs by throwing flaming pine cones. Unfortunately, the goblins find the party in the trees. They make fun of the party and starts to burn down the trees to kill them. Just when things were getting really dangerous for the party, a flock of "an ancient race of noble-hearted eagles" came to rescue them and carried them to a safe place. The party was able to eat food after not eating for three days and goes to sleep. Bilbo had a strange dream that he was in his hobbit-hole, looking in all his rooms to find something but he couldn't find it nor remember what he was actually looking for.
In this chapter, again new characters were introduced, the Wargs and the Eagles (Their leader was called the Lord of the Eagles). I had an impression that the Wargs and eagles represent good and evil. The Wargs are similar to goblins, cruel and savage, while the eagles are similar to the elves, honourable and elegant. Again talking beasts (actually the Wargs can talk too, in the language of Wargs) are common characters in fantasy novels. In this part, the narrator explains what the Wargs said in the language of Wargs. I think the author used the traditional fantasy settings from myths or legends, but he put in a new creature called a hobbit that does not exist in these kinds of novels.
The originality and uniqueness of the presence of hobbits might be something that sets this book apart from mainstream high fantasy novels. Also, by adding an original character (hobbits), readers can imagine them without any other biases from different stories. The fact that Bilbo uses the ring like a useful tool was surprising for me because eventually, that is going to consume him.
The most surprising thing in this chapter was that Azog didn't appear. In the movie, instead of the goblins, Azog, the orc that killed Thorin's grandfather (Thror) appears. I thought that this made a big difference between the novel and the book. This is because Azog is another antagonist of Thorin and in the movie, they have an epic battle. Comparing the small and thin goblins to the strong and evil Azog, the awesomeness of the story changed a lot. The strange dream that Bilbo had at the end of the chapter could be representing something (although I'm not sure what) because I thought it was a weird way to end a chapter.
After escaping from Goblin-Town, Bilbo (still invisible) realizes that he was on the other side of the Misty Mountains. He was afraid that he will never see the dwarves and Gandalf if he was in the middle of nowhere, but fortunately, he finds the dwarves discussing something. They thought Bilbo was still in Goblin-Town and were discussing whether or not they should leave without Bilbo. Gandalf felt guilty because he was the one who chose to take Bilbo on a journey so he felt responsible. Then Bilbo takes off the ring and surprises the dwarves and Gandalf. The dwarves were curious about how he managed to escape from the goblins. Bilbo explained that he used his burglar ability to escape. He told the dwarves about Gollum and about the riddles too but didn't mention the ring.
Before the sun goes down, the party had to travel to a further and safer place because the goblins will start searching for the party during the night. They were a little north than planned so they go through several dangerous paths. When night came, the party heard howling Wargs which were evil creatures that looked like wolves. The Wargs attacked the party so the party climbed trees to avoid their attacks. Gandalf counterattacks the Wargs by throwing flaming pine cones. Unfortunately, the goblins find the party in the trees. They make fun of the party and starts to burn down the trees to kill them. Just when things were getting really dangerous for the party, a flock of "an ancient race of noble-hearted eagles" came to rescue them and carried them to a safe place. The party was able to eat food after not eating for three days and goes to sleep. Bilbo had a strange dream that he was in his hobbit-hole, looking in all his rooms to find something but he couldn't find it nor remember what he was actually looking for.
In this chapter, again new characters were introduced, the Wargs and the Eagles (Their leader was called the Lord of the Eagles). I had an impression that the Wargs and eagles represent good and evil. The Wargs are similar to goblins, cruel and savage, while the eagles are similar to the elves, honourable and elegant. Again talking beasts (actually the Wargs can talk too, in the language of Wargs) are common characters in fantasy novels. In this part, the narrator explains what the Wargs said in the language of Wargs. I think the author used the traditional fantasy settings from myths or legends, but he put in a new creature called a hobbit that does not exist in these kinds of novels.
The originality and uniqueness of the presence of hobbits might be something that sets this book apart from mainstream high fantasy novels. Also, by adding an original character (hobbits), readers can imagine them without any other biases from different stories. The fact that Bilbo uses the ring like a useful tool was surprising for me because eventually, that is going to consume him.
The most surprising thing in this chapter was that Azog didn't appear. In the movie, instead of the goblins, Azog, the orc that killed Thorin's grandfather (Thror) appears. I thought that this made a big difference between the novel and the book. This is because Azog is another antagonist of Thorin and in the movie, they have an epic battle. Comparing the small and thin goblins to the strong and evil Azog, the awesomeness of the story changed a lot. The strange dream that Bilbo had at the end of the chapter could be representing something (although I'm not sure what) because I thought it was a weird way to end a chapter.
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