passage picker joel

My first passage is the line "out of the frying pan into the fire" I chose this line because I thought it fit the situation perfectly because Bilbo and the others just left the misty mountains and were soon found in a troubling situation with the wargs. Although the line/quote is a name of a chapter it is also said by Bilbo in that chapter, but that's probably why its the name of the chapter. The quote "out of the frying pan, into the fire" was originated from an Italian writer in the 1500's. I think this quote fits well because of the timing and they could of just said "something bad to something worse" but the writer decided to juice it up and use this quote. You can find this quote on page 98 of the chapter out of the frying pan into the fire. This quote can help me visualize the state the gang was in when they were attacked just after getting away from the goblins.


For my second quote I chose "I am Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror king under the mountain! I return!" the reason I chose this line was because it was powerful and moving, this is moving because all the stories say that the king will return and claim the mountain and so it came true. The quote is on page 195 of the chapter A warm welcome, this quote is said when Bilbo and the gang reach the city out of mirkwod and enter the guards hut but is said again when they reaches the master of the city. Thorin could have just said "I am thorin the king of the mountain" and just proved it, (although it was probably tradition to say "I am Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror king under the mountain! I have returned!",) but saying the juicy line was better. reading this helped me predict what was going to happen but also helped me see in a better way the reaction on the others faces.


For my last quote I have chosen  "You must either go through or give up your quest. There are no safe paths in this part of the world." This quote is said by Gandalf when Bilbo does   not want to go though Mirkwod. I think this quote goes well for this spot because when beorn was talking about mirkwod, he made it sound treacherous by saying "dont walk off the path or you will never find it again, (of course  they soon left the path but that's later in the story). This quote can be found in chapter seven, though we all have different copies so I don't know what page it is on. The reason I chose this quote is because I like the way it sounded and it made me think about the real situation they were in because there was no other way to go so they were stuck could do nothing about it but just keep venturing on.