tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684876902659145247.post6954842907010206386..comments2016-11-18T11:39:57.479-08:00Comments on Tolkien and Medieval Heroic Poetry: GollumEileen Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684876902659145247.post-89522938666498383882008-02-27T19:52:00.000-08:002008-02-27T19:52:00.000-08:00Good point, but when the fellowship runs into the ...Good point, but when the fellowship runs into the elves they actually talk to them. Where as they don't try to seek out Gollum. They just let him go through? I guess Tolkien just wanted to throw that in there to bring the thought of Gollum back.dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547953107485226843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684876902659145247.post-28743876396971346442008-02-27T17:50:00.000-08:002008-02-27T17:50:00.000-08:00You could also ask the same question as to why did...You could also ask the same question as to why didn't they shoot the fellowship when they came in either? They didn't know if they were good or evil until they were approached. I agree with Dr. Simms...Tolkien had a purpose for Gollum and that's why he wasn't shot. He just had to introduce him earlier in the book to show that he has been following them to make it easier to integrate him into the book later.Megan Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049969698395981703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684876902659145247.post-84955103401259373642008-02-27T12:49:00.000-08:002008-02-27T12:49:00.000-08:00This is one place in the novel where we see the gr...This is one place in the novel where we see the greet hand of "fate" or "predestination" at work.Doug Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719107297695432784noreply@blogger.com