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<blockquote data-quote="Libertad" data-source="post: 9821996" data-attributes="member: 6750502">Farewell to Lórien<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">More foreshadowing of Boromir's conflicting thoughts regarding the wrong ring when he says it would be &quot;folly to throw away&quot; without leading an army into Mordor, then swiftly corrects himself to say &quot;folly to throw lives away.&quot;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Between the lembas, boats, and cloaks of elvenkind, it was funny seeing Sam most joyful at being given rope and curious about the elves' ropemaking techniques.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Seeing the text describe Legolas and Gimli as now being fast friends, it feels that the films made their relationship progress a lot slower. At least from what I remember.</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ol">In regards to Sam mentioning seeing a &quot;log with eyes&quot; while traveling the river, the first thing that comes to mind for me is an alligator's head. I presumed that they're in a heightened state of anxiety that their thoughts jump to Gollum or some unseen monster, but it appears that Sam was more perceptive than initially appeared when it is indeed Gollum.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">When one of the orc arrows described going through Aragorn's hood, I read that as Aragorn being shot in the head. My knowledge of the saga knows that he survives, so I presume that the description was meant to portray it going through the cloth not entirely covering the head. I think the text could've been clearer on that front.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Boromir's insistence of venturing to Minas Tirith continues to show his fracturing relationship with the rest of the Fellowship.</li>
</ol>The Breaking of the Fellowship<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Trust your intuition, Frodo, Boromir does not have good intentions! Also, I think this is the first time we see the word 'halfling' in the narration, of Boromir speaking of the supposed impossibility of Frodo making it into Mordor to destroy the Ring. Given that I recall it's a put-down in Middle-Earth, this could be Boromir's lack of faith and contempt for Frodo in being entrusted with the Ring and not him.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Frodo putting on the ring in fear to evade Boromir, and later being shown visions of war before the Eye of Sauron laid upon him, feels a lot like psychological warfare on the part of Sauron. On a rational level, Frodo's decision to leave the Company behind is foolish, for it will be more dangerous traveling alone. On an emotional level, given that Boromir just betrayed him, he doesn't know who else to trust that the ring won't corrupt, so his fleeing makes sense on said level.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">There is a bit of poetic irony in the Fellowship &quot;breaking up&quot; of people taking off immediately to find Frodo.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sam is definitely the best one to accompany Frodo, as he first realized where Frodo was headed (the boats).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">In an odd way, I do like how the book had the breaking moment be Boromir's treachery entirely, and not that plus a bunch of orcs showing up to fight like in the films. I understand that movies need a sense of climactic action, but having the inciting incident be a struggle from within (the Fellowship) rather than without is for the better.</li>
</ol>And I'm now done with Fellowship of the Ring! What a read! I plan to continue on with the Two Towers sometime tomorrow.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Libertad, post: 9821996, member: 6750502"] [B]Farewell to Lórien[/B] [LIST=1] [*]More foreshadowing of Boromir's conflicting thoughts regarding the wrong ring when he says it would be "folly to throw away" without leading an army into Mordor, then swiftly corrects himself to say "folly to throw lives away." [*]Between the lembas, boats, and cloaks of elvenkind, it was funny seeing Sam most joyful at being given rope and curious about the elves' ropemaking techniques. [*]Seeing the text describe Legolas and Gimli as now being fast friends, it feels that the films made their relationship progress a lot slower. At least from what I remember. [/LIST] [B]The Great River[/B] [LIST=1] [*]In regards to Sam mentioning seeing a "log with eyes" while traveling the river, the first thing that comes to mind for me is an alligator's head. I presumed that they're in a heightened state of anxiety that their thoughts jump to Gollum or some unseen monster, but it appears that Sam was more perceptive than initially appeared when it is indeed Gollum. [*]When one of the orc arrows described going through Aragorn's hood, I read that as Aragorn being shot in the head. My knowledge of the saga knows that he survives, so I presume that the description was meant to portray it going through the cloth not entirely covering the head. I think the text could've been clearer on that front. [*]Boromir's insistence of venturing to Minas Tirith continues to show his fracturing relationship with the rest of the Fellowship. [/LIST] [B]The Breaking of the Fellowship[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Trust your intuition, Frodo, Boromir does not have good intentions! Also, I think this is the first time we see the word 'halfling' in the narration, of Boromir speaking of the supposed impossibility of Frodo making it into Mordor to destroy the Ring. Given that I recall it's a put-down in Middle-Earth, this could be Boromir's lack of faith and contempt for Frodo in being entrusted with the Ring and not him. [*]Frodo putting on the ring in fear to evade Boromir, and later being shown visions of war before the Eye of Sauron laid upon him, feels a lot like psychological warfare on the part of Sauron. On a rational level, Frodo's decision to leave the Company behind is foolish, for it will be more dangerous traveling alone. On an emotional level, given that Boromir just betrayed him, he doesn't know who else to trust that the ring won't corrupt, so his fleeing makes sense on said level. [*]There is a bit of poetic irony in the Fellowship "breaking up" of people taking off immediately to find Frodo. [*]Sam is definitely the best one to accompany Frodo, as he first realized where Frodo was headed (the boats). [*]In an odd way, I do like how the book had the breaking moment be Boromir's treachery entirely, and not that plus a bunch of orcs showing up to fight like in the films. I understand that movies need a sense of climactic action, but having the inciting incident be a struggle from within (the Fellowship) rather than without is for the better. [/LIST] And I'm now done with Fellowship of the Ring! What a read! I plan to continue on with the Two Towers sometime tomorrow. [/QUOTE]

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