A Forest Divided
12/13/24 • 101 min
An examination of "Flies and Spiders" from The Hobbit. The historical and archetypal uses of forests, and the evolution of spiders from the role of creators to the role of villains. The progression of Bilbo from afterthought to real hero.
An examination of "Flies and Spiders" from The Hobbit. The historical and archetypal uses of forests, and the evolution of spiders from the role of creators to the role of villains. The progression of Bilbo from afterthought to real hero.
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Transcript
- Chapter 7 of The Hobbit ends with the following line: “They each shouldered the heavy pack and the water-skin which was their share, and turned from the light that lay on the lands outside and plunged into the forest.” And there is no better way to describe the thematic shift that is taking place in the story. The turning away of the light of Hobbiton and of Rivendell and of Beorn, and the entering of the darkness of Mirkwood; even the songs of the Goblins, as wicked
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