Passage picker Stacey

"They still went on and on. The rough path disappeared. The bushes, and the long grasses between the boulders, the patches of rabbit-cropped turf, the thyme and the sage and the marjoram, and the yellow rockroses all vanished, and they found themselves at the top of a wide steep slope of fallen stones, the remains of a landslide."

I have chosen this passage because it helps me get a better understanding of where they are and what it looks like where they are right now. Also what they're going through. I think that this passage is a significant part of the story because it helps you get a visual of where they are and also what they're feeling. As you read it you can visualize the hobbit and the dwarves trying to go down the remains of a landslide and walking down the path.

"Standing near was a huge man with a thick black beard and' hair and great bare arms and legs with knotted muscles. He was clothed in a tunic of wool down to his knees, and was leaning on a large axe."

I have chosen this passage because it tells you what the character looks like so you can get a better understanding of the story. It describes the character which will help you visualize the scene better. I think that this passage is a significant part of the story because it describes the character which will help you visualize the scene better. You can now see what the author saw when they were writing this book. As u read it you can see a big man with black hair and beard leaning on an axe.

"The white oars dipped and splashed, and off they went north up the lake on the last stage of their long journey. The only person thoroughly unhappy was Bilbo."

I have chosen this passage because it leaves you in suspense with us not being aloud to read any further. It leaves questions in your head, making you want to read more. Why was Bilbo "thoroughly unhappy"? We don't know that yet so we want to go back and read more. It isn't really significant to the story except maybe for telling us that Bilbo is unhappy with the decision of leaving the village.