Charlie+B.+Hobbit

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My conflict is a character to character conflict. I really liked when Gollum and Bilbo were giving each other riddles and trying to beat each other with a tough riddle. The consequence kept me reading b ecause if Bilbo won, Gollum had to show him the way out of the mountain, and if Gollum won, he got to eat Bilbo. That really made m e want to keep reading because I wanted to see what was going to happen. After I read the riddles, I would stop and try to figure it out myself, so that I could see if it was me ...if it was I... in Bilbo's position, to see if I would get eaten. Tolkien did a GREAT job with this and it kept me into the book and made me want to turn the page right away!

I agree this was a great conflict. It is this ability to engage you that makes Tolkien a great storyteller! ~Mrs. Best

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Charlie, you did a great job on your response! I chose that same exact situation. I think that you did A GREAT job being an active reader, trying to solve that riddles before you read the answer! One thing that you could have done is state the page number or page numbers where you read this. One more is that you probably should have named the reason why Tolkien kept you reading and turning the pages. But, otherwise I thought it was a great response, very detailed and sophisticated! Mrs Best just a test

Great Job, Charlie Robbins

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﻿Question 2: After Bilbo and meets up with the dwarves and Gandalf, they are a bit of course so they want to get moving. They begin walking and after a while they hear wolve cries. They scurry away as fast as they can and end up in the trees of a forest before the wolve like creatures can get to them. The wolves are actually big beasts called wargs. Wargs carry goblins on their backs most of the time, and in this case their ~there ~ are goblins riding them. The goblins begin to laugh at them and light a fire under the trees where the group is hiding. Gandlaf is preparing to attack and kill as many wargs and goblins as possible but right he is about to, Gandalfs friends, the eagles, show up and take the group to safety. ~ Gandolf does some damage, in fact makes a mortal enemy. What does he do? Why do the eagles show up? This is too brief of an explanation. ~Mrs. Best =====

Hobbit Response 3: Three years ago I was on an unbelievable hockey team with a lot of talent. We were the best team in the state and we only lost seven games of the fifty we played. We were all good friends and we all had respect for one another which is really important for a team that is that good. We got to the state tournament and we destroyed the first team we played and won 13-0 and didn't let the other team get one shot. The second game was going to be tough because earlier in the season they took us into three overtimes but we still won. We came out as a strong team and beat them 5-0 and it wasn't much of a challenge. Going into the third game of the tournament which was the championship, we all took some time and thought about what it would have been like if we didn't have this great of team and if we had fights with each other. After that I realized how much I should appreciate the outstanding, friendly, team that was family to me. We came out to the ice ready to play after that time of thinking and won 4-1. We were the state champions. I have grown to be positive from that team in a few ways. One is that I should always be thankful for a team that has my back if something goes wrong and that they are willing to stick up for me. After one of our loses that came rarely throughout the season, we were upset with ourselves because we knew we were better, but we all had a team that would cheer you up if you were down and tell us to never give up because it was just one loss. Also, in that season I learned to appreciate the wins and accept the losses because I knew that wins were great, but I would have to lose eventually and I couldn't get down on myself, I would have to keep my head high and think about how we as a team could win the next one. I think this is like Bilbo in a way that once he started the adventure that was no looking back and in my season after a loss I couldn't look back at that I would just have to look forward and make something positive out of my next game. ~Often sports provide a challenge, or adventure, that teaches life lessons. Did you learn something that you took beyond that hockey season? ~Mrs. Best

Question 4: Yes, I think that if Thorin were to have lived, I think he would have been truly sorry for what he said and did to Bilbo. I think he really meant it when he said,"...I wish to part in friendship from you, and I would take back my words and deeds at the Gate" (pg. 312). I think Tolkien is trying to say that materials don't match up anywhere near to friends and family which are the most important in life. The good in friends and family is far beyond the good, or in the end, greed, you receive from material such as money or jewelry. Without people by your side life would much more of a challenge without the support they give you and money doesn't. ~ This is so true. ~Mrs. Best