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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 27 2014, 2:28pm
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings – UNPARALLES
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Dissimilarities in sequential events between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. (Books.) The Hobbit- The Party was Unexpected. The Lord of the Rings- The Party was Long-expected. H- Bilbo left in the morning with a half-finished second breakfast. LOTR- Frodo left in the evening after a completed supper. H- Bilbo left without a walking stick or a hanky. LOTR- Frodo left with a walking stick and (probably several handkerchiefs). H- Bilbo started on pony-back. LOTR- Frodo started afoot. H- Bilbo was captured by three Trolls. LOTR- Frodo wasn’t captured by three Trolls. H- Bilbo spent two weeks in Rivendell. LOTR- Frodo spent two months in Rivendell. H- Bilbo’s first orc was encountered high up in the Misty Mts. LOTR- Frodo’s first orc was encountered low down under the Misty Mountains. H- Bilbo floated down a river on a barrel. LOTR- Frodo floated down a river in a boat. H- Bilbo was invisible on Ravenhell during the Battle of Five Armies. LOTR- Frodo was invisible in Orodruin during the battle before the Morannon. H- Bilbo’s return home was with the Ring. LOTR- Frodo’s return home was without the Ring. H- Bilbo returned home to an auction (the free-enterprise system at work). LOTR- Frodo returned home to a locked gate and “RULES” (a totalitarian state). These amazing unparallelisms cover only the highlights of these two adventures and I suppose the possibility exists that other dissimilarities may be noted by those of a more scrutinizing nature.
“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” But, sneaking off in daylight takes much more cunning.
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CuriousG
Half-elven
Dec 29 2014, 2:07pm
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I see the trolls a little differently: H: Bilbo is captured by 3 live (hungry), dangerous trolls. LOTR: Frodo encounters 3 petrified, harmless trolls. H: Bilbo's first encounter with orcs, as with trolls, was to captured without a fight. LOTR: Frodo's 1st encounter with orcs was all fight, no capture. H: Bilbo and his company are chased up trees by wolves rather than fight. LOTR: Frodo and his company stand their ground and fight the wolves. H: In the wolf attack, it was the orcs who set the trees on fire to kill Bilbo & Co. LOTR: It was Gandalf who set the nearby trees on fire to kill the wolves. H: The Ring was quite helpful to Bilbo. LOTR: The Ring's invisibility was occasionally helpful to Frodo & Sam, but was usually treacherous. H: Bilbo lost 3 of his original companions. LOTR: Frodo lost only 1 companion (since he got Gandalf back).
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 29 2014, 2:22pm
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I was wondering when someone would come up with some different "unparallelisms". Way to go Curious....
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