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Question March 12, 2010 The Dreadful Black River  I would be extremely scared if I was on the adventure with the dwarves. The dwarves and Bilbo must be incredibly brave to be able to do all of the things that they are doing. They have gotten into a lot of trouble. One of the major conflicts they have gotten into is a character against nature conflict. This conflict is when the dwarves and Bilbo can’t get across the black river. (155) To cross the river, they tied a hook to a rope, and Fili tossed it on a boat on the other side of the river. They then pulled the rope until the boat came to them. Next, Fili propelled another rope through the air to the other side. They could now get in the boat and move from one side of the black river to the other by tugging on the ropes. The dwarves and Bilbo took turns to get to the other side. However, when it was Bombur’s turn a deer lurched over the river and knocked him into the water! The Dwarves had just enough time to throw him a rope. When they hauled Bombur to themselves he was asleep. He later woke up and was all right. Tolkien uses conflicts like this one to move the story forward by making them very adventurous and suspenseful. Whenever I start reading one of the conflicts I can’t stop! I have to find out what happens. Also, Tolkien is very descriptive so I can visualize everything that’s happening. I can’t what to find out what other conflicts the characters get themselves into. I guess I will just have to read the book to find out. Good conflict! I thought this was a really good one too. You did a nice job summarizing the high points. You organized your thoughts very well. I think all of Tolkien's writing is magical because it makes me keep reading. ~Mrs. Best