Braaten,+Hayden


 * What does the word hobbit make you think of? How does Bilbo Baggins seem to represent the impression you have of a hobbit?**

I think of a hobbit to be a little man with small limbs and big feet. When I see the word hobbit it makes me think of the characters that are hobbits in the lord of the rings. They are short have long hair and they have the same last names as the characters in the book. Bilbo Baggins makes the hobbits seem to be more courteous than they may really be. I think that the impression he gives is not the truly what a hobbit may be like. Some hobbits may me annoying such as the ones that visit his house in chapter one. HAYDENBRAATEN

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Is strength or intelligence more valuable so far in this book? Explain why you think this by using examples from the story.

So far I think that strength has been more important than intelligence. In the story the hobbits have had to use their strength and have had to tough out the weather. They really have not had to do very much thinking yet. They haven only had to follow a path.

Chapter 3 - Why is Rivendell hard to find? Use details from the story to explain.

Rivendell is hard to find because the path is hard to follow. In the story it explains how the stones are covered with moss and they are hard to find. Also to get to Rivendell the group has to get over a mountain and travel down through a valley.

Chapter 4 - What does Tolkien tell us about goblins? Explain with details from the story. Discuss what you think goblins look like, and what in the book book gives you that impression.

Tolkien tells us that Goblins are ugly creatures with bad hygiene. He tells us that they hate other people who do better than them and they want to kill them. You can tell this because in the story Tolkien shows their cruelty when he says that they eat ponies, horses, and donkeys.

How are Bilbo and Gollum alike? Can you call Gollum evil?

Bilbo and Gollum are alike in their origins and size. Gollum was once a hobbit and was and still is small like Bilbo. They are both somewhat smart and they both like to tell riddles. I do not think that you can call Gollum evil because he was not always an evil creature. He was once a hobbit but the ring took control of his soul and caused him to be this quirky creature that will do anything for a magical ring.

Chapter 6 - Why doesn't Bilbo tell the dwarves about his ring? Do you consider this lying? Explain.

Bilbo doesn't tell the dwarves about his ring because he doesn't want them to Think about it or worry about it. He also does this which shows the importance of the ring in the story. I would not consider this lying because there was never a question asked which means that there never had to be an answer.