Lawrence Milo

Tiffany Ho

William Lin

Brian Lu

Lawrence Milo

Period 1

February 16, 2017

Change

Bilbo

“Bilbo [was] up in a bush, with his clothes and his skin torn, not daring to move for fear they should hear him” (34). [Ch. 4]{CM words: cowardly; cautious; fearful}

“Bilbo saw that the moment had come when he must do something … At that moment Bilbo threw. The stone struck the spider plunk on the head, and it dropped senseless off the tree” (158). [Ch. 8] {CM words: courageous, quick-thinking, heroic}

“He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach…’I will give you a name,’ he said to it, ‘and I shall call you Sting’” (156). [Ch. 8] {CM words: symbolic; transformed}

Beorn

“He never invited people into his house, if he could help it” (124). [Ch. 7] {CM words: isolated; lonely; detached}

“But I wish you all a speed, and my house is open to you, if you come back this way again” (133) [Ch. 7] {CM words: welcoming; friendly}

Dwarves’ respect

“He looks more like a grocer than a burglar!” (18) [Ch. 1] {CM words: disrespectful; rude; skeptical}

“[T]hey had changed their opinion of Mr Baggins very much, and had begun to have a great respect for him…Some of them even got up and bowed right to the ground before him” (166) [Ch. 8] {CM words: respectful}

Thorin

“’But none of our gold shall thieves take or the violent carry off while we are alive’” (260). [Ch. 15]

“’I wish I had Gandalf here! Curse him for his choice of you! ... As for you I will throw you to the rocks!’” (276) [Ch. 17]

“’Since I leave all gold and silver, and go where it is of little worth, I wish to part in friendship with you, and I would take back my words and deeds at the Gate’” (290). [Ch. 18]

Thematic Statement

Tolkien demonstrates how characters change for the better as a result of their trials and experiences.