In the last post, I wrote about what I thought Tom Bombadil was and as importantly, what he is not.This post will focus more on the events of the chapter and how Bombadil is actively affecting the narrative.Bombadil and the RingFirst, as we've discussed in the last post, Tom does not have much interest in … Continue reading Chapter 7: In the House of the Tom Bombadil Part 2
Chapter 6: The Old Forest
Chapter 6 is really the first chapter where no one is really comfortable or knows what to expect.Merry does a fine job of leading the party as best as he can through the trails of the Old Forest and using what knowledge he has to be a suitable guide. However, it seems like even a … Continue reading Chapter 6: The Old Forest
Lord of the Blog 