The Hobbit and The Precious |
 Jun 11 2008, 05:19 PM
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Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the Sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. In The Hobbit, why was Bilbo Baggins not affected by the Ring? He never became depressed, jealous, envious, he never sought power. Yet he wore it often and for long periods of time. In fact in the chapter A Thief in the Night, Bilbo uses the ring to sneak out with the Arkenstone in an effort to avert war and bring harmony among the different peoples. He does not use it for personal gain, to steal the treasure, to infuence or impress others, or to become powerful. Or, is he affected by the Ring? The only possible negative effect could be that Bilbo lied at first about the circumstances of how he originally acquired the ring. Gandalf found it important and disturbing and "quite contrary to his habit" that Bilbo had not told the truth to begin with. In The Hobbit is the Ring's power yet to be unleashed? It has destroyed Gollum, as we plainly see, so it does have a distinctly negative influence on and power over its owner. But it does not seem to have much effect on Bilbo for the year of his Adventure. Let us theorize and discuss the Ring, and your opinions of it and its powers. This post has been edited by Moose_Starr: Jun 13 2008, 08:58 AM --------------------   I'm 1 of the 99.99% W.L.Y.J.  When I sleep I dream, and when I dream I can rise above the walls Remember Cameron Duncan Thanks Jeff! |
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