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 Stuck In a Tree March 12, 2010

In stories, conflicts can lead to bad things, but they can also lead to good things. In The Hobbit there were many conflicts starting when the dwarves arrived at Bilbo Baggin’s house and all through the book until the end. One of the conflicts that I thought moved the story forward was when the dwarves and Bilbo were stuck up in the trees with the Wargs and goblins beneath them. The goblins were signing songs about how they were going to burn down the trees and the Wargs wouldn’t leave there spots as guards. The dwarves and Bilbo were terrified while in the trees. Gandalf saw this and started to think of spells that would get them out of this sticky situation. Before the goblins had arrived, Gandalf through down fire because he knew the Wargs were afraid of fire. But, now that the goblins had arrived, he couldn’t thing of anything to do because the goblins weren’t afraid of fire. They all thought their adventure had come to an end when all of a sudden the eagles come and save them from the trees. This part of the book really kept me on the edge of my seat and kept me wanting to read. This whole conflict happened from pages 109-118.

Good conflict! So many of you chose this one. It was really one of Tolkien's best I think. You do a good job of summarizing it. It is VERY organized and sequential. But you don't make any of it your own. By choosing words that you felt when you read this part, you change from 'reporting' the summary to what McKenzie thought when she was reading it. Do you get what I mean? This is very safe. It is mostly grammatically correct. ( **singing**; **their** spots;t**hrew** down fire;**think** of anything) It is a lot like Redwoods. Remember? That is when everything is correct, but you are afraid to write in your own voice. Try experimenting by telling this to someone who hasn't read it. Use your own words and vocabulary. I hope we have time to revise these and see the difference. ~Mrs. Best