The Fellowship of the Ring - Chapter Review

•         The most important line from a chapter is…  (and explain why it is important and how the plot develops from that line)

"'You are very mysterious! What are you afraid of?' (asked Frodo). 'I am not certain, so I will say no more. I may be able to tell you something when I come back. I am going off at once: so this is good-bye for the present (said Gandalf).'" (Tolkien, 40)

     In the first chapter you encounter the many characters of The Shire and also multiple main characters such as Frodo, Gandalf and Sam. In the beginning, the story emits a sense of joy and happiness to the vocabulary and setting due to the celebrations occurring. Throughout the text so far, little disturbance had occurred besides a few spells and tricks. What I found so important about this line was the urgency of the tone and how through one chapter the outlook can be obscured slightly.  This brought me to realize that this was the first event leading to the rising action in the book.

     Another reason I found this line of the story so important was because it displays Gandalf, who is known to be knowledgeable in multiple fields of learning, to be confused, distraught and uneasy about Bilbo's ring. This also leaves Frodo bewildered, as to being blind of the conversation that occurred between the wizard and his uncle, and the situation concerning the party in general. This also leads to a long disappearance made by Gandalf and a lot of questioning left unanswered. 

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