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      Mar 21, 2009 09:20AM
    
     Let me know who you liked best.
      Let me know who you liked best.
    
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   I liked Balin the best. He was the only one to believe in Bilbo and kind of acted like a bodyguard for the poor little hobbit.
      I liked Balin the best. He was the only one to believe in Bilbo and kind of acted like a bodyguard for the poor little hobbit. 
    
        
      I love Gandolph the best. He just is a great character (maybe I am biased from reading the other novels). 
    
  
  
   Angie, is Gandoloph's character pretty similar to his character in LOTR? I can't really remember... it seems like yes, but then it's two very different issues he's faced with.
      Angie, is Gandoloph's character pretty similar to his character in LOTR? I can't really remember... it seems like yes, but then it's two very different issues he's faced with.
     I really like Bard, because he both reminds me of the nobility of greater races of men but at the same time comes from a humbler background.
      I really like Bard, because he both reminds me of the nobility of greater races of men but at the same time comes from a humbler background. I also like Gandalf - in answer to your question, Ann, he is similar but you can see differences in the character between the two. He struck me as a little more of a sort of humorous token in the Hobbit, whereas he has more of the weight of the world on his shoulders in LOTR. He has a habit of showing up to save the day in both, but he's more of a constant guide in LOTR.
 Good points, Judith. In that sense, I suppose Gandalf is rather representative of the two stories... since, in LOTR the issues really do effect the whole land, it makes sense Gandalf would feel that weight and responsibility more...
      Good points, Judith. In that sense, I suppose Gandalf is rather representative of the two stories... since, in LOTR the issues really do effect the whole land, it makes sense Gandalf would feel that weight and responsibility more...
     Bilbo because I love the laid back and easy going personalities of hobbits and Radagast (He's just awesome especially in the movies as well as the book.)
      Bilbo because I love the laid back and easy going personalities of hobbits and Radagast (He's just awesome especially in the movies as well as the book.)
    







