And yet, his actions here are also somewhat unkind—his new power has made him at least slightly less sympathetic. Active Themes. Coming of Age. Related Quotes with Explanations. Bilbo removes his ring and seems to appear out of thin air, startling everyone, including Gandalf. Even so, the dwarves begin to respect Bilbo much more after he appears before them, seemingly out of thin air. Gandalf senses this growing private life, these secrets that Bilbo is keeping, but also perhaps the greed that is also a part of Bilbo not revealing everything that has happened to him.
The dwarves have lost their supplies and ponies to the goblins, but the company proceeds on their route. Bilbo is enormously hungry, and the path is difficult. After a long time, the group hears the sound of wolves, which Bilbo recognizes from a relative who used to imitate wolf howls to scare him.
Bilbo, the dwarves, and Gandalf climb into trees to avoid the wolves. Bilbo is unable to climb up, but Dori climbs down and pulls him up just as a wolf is about to bite him. The wolves are actually Wargs—wolves that can talk—and Gandalf overhears their conversation as they talk among themselves.
They were supposed to meet the goblins there that night to raid a nearby town of men. The Lord of the Eagles notices the commotion in his forest and summons other eagles to come with him and investigate.
As they circle lower, they see a great crowd of wolves and goblins jeering at Gandalf and the dwarves in the trees. The appearance of the Eagles is an example of deus ex machina— a sudden, unexpected resolution to a problem, which relies heavily on magic or the suspension of disbelief.
Thorin is prompted to seek the treasure under the mountain because it is his birthright, passed down from his grandfather, Thror. SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Themes Motifs Symbols. Suggestions for Further Reading J. Tolkien and The Hobbit Background. The Lord of the Eagles hears the noise and brings other eagles with him to investigate. In the meantime, the Wargs have joined the Goblins, setting fire to the forest as they run through it. The Goblins build up the fire around the trees where Gandalf, Bilbo, and the dwarves are hidden in an attempt to smoke them out of their hiding places.
As Gandalf's tree goes up in flames and he prepares to jump to his death, the Lord of the Eagles swoops down and carries him away. The other eagles seize the dwarves and Bilbo and carry them to their eyrie. The eagles cannot fly them too far on their journey because men will shoot at them, but they give the expedition a place to rest for the night and bring back animals for the dwarves to roast and eat.
In this chapter, Bilbo demonstrates that he has mastered the use of the ring and understands its strategic power. He also exercises discretion in not revealing its existence to the dwarves. He begins to be clever. It is significant that the dwarves respect him after he tells his tale; their growing respect contrasts with the begrudging attitude they had toward Bilbo at the beginning of the story, when they only tolerated him for Gandalf's sake.
Although he is changing quickly, Bilbo is still enough of a hobbit to notice his hunger.
0コメント