Nurin Yubazlan Post #5 LIFE OF PI

Nurin Yubazlan

Ms. Jennifer Nelson

English 7B

1st June, 2014 (EDITED 5th June)

Literature Circles

Week: 6

The Book: Life of Pi

Author: Yann Martel

Number of Pages: 319

Number of Chapters: 

Number of Chapters and Pages Read: 44 chapters, 159 pages

Jobs from Last Meeting:

     

     Angela Craven-  VOCABULARY ENRICHER and ILLUSTRATOR 

     Danijel Micevic-  ILLUSTRATOR

     Nurin Yubazlan-  SUMMARIZER (changed)

   Since this is our last meeting for literature circles, we have finished the whole book and there are no more jobs for next week.


   SUMMARIZER

    After reading the book, I noticed how powerful the author was with his technique of writing when Ms. Nelson explained to me that the animals who were on the boat with Pi were actually humans, but Pi represented them as animals when he told his story after he was rescued. 

    To summarize the whole story, Life of Pi basically tells a story about an Indian man who has love for religion (Hinduism, Christianity, Islam) as well as animals. He tells about his past life wen he was younger; how his Father owned a zoo in Pondicherry. In Part Two and Three, he mentioned less about religion but he did connect some things. 
     
      CHAPTER 74:

     "At such moments I tried to elevate myself. I would touch the turban I had made with the remnants of my shirt
and I would say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S HAT!"
I would pat my pants and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S ATTIRE!" I would point to Richard Parker and say
aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S CAT!"
I would point to the lifeboat and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S ARK!"
I would spread my hands wide and say aloud, "THESE ARE GOD'S WIDE ACRES!"
I would point at the sky and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S EAR!"
And in this way I would remind myself of creation and of my place in it." (Martel 111)

      There was a shipwreck and he was left with Richard Parker, who is represented as a tiger and this was when he learned survival. He was stuck on the life boat for 227 days and finally gets rescued on a Mexican beach. 

     CHAPTER 86:
      
         This chapter comes before the Mexican Beach scene. Pi sees a boat and finally thinks that he and Richard Parker will get rescued but the boat was too big, causing the waves to be big too.
   
 "Realized with horror that the tanker was not simply coming our way-it was in fact bearing down on us. The vow was a vast wall of metal that was getting wider every second. A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly. Richard Parker finally sensed the looming juggernaut. He turned and went "Woof! Woof!" but not doglike-it was tigerlike: powerful, scary and utterly suited to the situation.

   "Richard Parker, it's going to run us over! What are we going to do? Quick, quick, a flare! No! Must row. Oar
in oarlock...there! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUM-"
The bow wave pushed us up. Richard Parker crouched, and the hairs on him stood up. The lifeboat slid off the
bow wave and missed the tanker by less than two feet." (Martel 124)

     "It's coming right towards us, Richard Parker! Oh, I thank you, Lord Ganesha! Blessed be you in all your
manifestations, Allah-Brahman!" (Martel 123)

 

Sonia - The Hobbit #3

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The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

 — 

     → Name: Sonia Tipteriu

     → Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

     → Book Complete!

     → For this meeting I was the Literary Luminary in the group.

"In the meanwhile, the dwarves sat in darkness, and utter silence fell about them. Little they ate and little they spoke. They could not count the passing of time; and they scarcely dared to move, for the whisper of their voices echoed and rustled in the tunnel. If they dozed, they woke still to darkness and to silence going on unbroken." (Tolkien 234) Personally, I think that this is one of my favorite paragraphs in the book because this starts off chapter thirteen, and it gives really good suspense for the rest of the chapter. I also like this quote because it is descriptive but still gives space for unknown thinks and suspense, as well as providing the reader with enough information to know a new mood and setting for a new chapter.

"'All in good time!' said Gandalf. 'Things are drawing towards the end now, unless I am mistaken. There is an unpleasant time just in front of you; but keep your heart up! You may come through all right. There is news brewing that even the ravens have not heard. Good night!'" (Tolkien 274) I like it when Gandalf says this because it sort of confuses Bilbo (as the author says, " Puzzled but cheered,").

Even if this novel had some really interesting, amazing, well-written parts, I really think that it was overly described and overly dramatized. This book is definitely not one of my favorites but I could possibly reread this in a few years and have a different perspective on it.

Vocab Enricher #5

Here are some of the words that I did not understand along the way of reading the rest of Life of Pi : 

" He raised himself onto the gunnel and looked my way. "
gunnel-
any small eel like eels that swim in shallow waters of the North Atlantic. paragraph 3, page 160
" You've seen them in brackish mangrove swamps " 
brackish-
been slightly salted, or with a salty flavour. paragraph 2, page 165
" There were also a few highly cryptic lines distilling the art and science of navigation "
distilling ( distill) - 
there are many definitions but I think the one that suits the most would be that distilling is the process of concentration and purification. paragraph 2, page 167
" And the gastronomic suggestions only confirmed to my mind that the English didn't know the meaning of the word food. "
gastronomic - 
1. the art or science of good eating
2. the style of cooking or eating
paragraph 3, page 167
" It seemed Richard Parker was such a magnetic pole of life, so charismatic in his vitality, that other expressions of life found it intolerable. " 
charismatic -
1.of or having character of charisma 
2. charisma - a spiritual power or personal quality over a group of people. page 170, paragraph 3 

I drew Pi drinking water from the river with meercats around him.

Sonia - The Hobbit #2

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The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

 — 

     → Name: Sonia Tipteriu

     → Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

     → We Read Up to Chapter Seven

     → Pages For Next Time: Finish Novel

     → Jobs For Next Time:

          > Jihyun: Vocabulary Enricher

          > Sam: 

          > Barak: 

          > Sonia: Literary Luminary 

     → My job for this meeting was Connector.

In these chapters, we read about how the dwarves, Bilbo, and Gandalf traveled through the mountains. My very favorite chapter from the chapters we have read so far was a chapter called "Riddles in the Dark" and it is when Bilbo meets Gollum, a creature living at the bottom of a goblin-inhabited mountain in which the dwarves and Bilbo were held prisoners. When Bilbo found himself awake, he went to explore around, which is something I would have done as well in a strange and unusual place. He walked down a narrow tunnel, and he kept walking until his bare foot splashed into water. He had come across an underground lake which was also Gollum's hiding place - in other words home. There, he asked Gollum for help in finding his way out, and they came upon an agreement, which stated that they would take turns asking each other riddles until one of them did not know the answer to the riddle. if Gollum won, he would eat Bilbo, but if Bilbo won, Gollum would show him the way out of the goblin mountain. I would have probably also ended up having an agreement of some sort in such a situation, as it would be beneficial and more often than not, a compromise works things out easily.In the end, Bilbo found a ring which had the ability to make the wearer of it invisible. This ring had belonged to Gollum, but Bilbo had stumbled upon it and took it for himself. After that, Bilbo won the riddle contest, which meant that Gollum were to show him the way out, but instead, Bilbo had explored his way out of the mountain with the magic ring on his finger, which had saved him from being discovered from the goblins. To my surprise, I actually very much enjoyed reading this part in the book, as I feel like it was different and more dynamic than the rest of what we have read so far. Also, every move Bilbo made was something very close or the same as to what I would have done in his place. 

I can connect to Bilbo Baggins (the main character, a hobbit) as he is constantly missing the comfort and security his home has to offer, and I think that a lot of people can relate to this as most of us have this 'homesick' feeling from time to time. Also, Bilbo was a big risk-taker in my opinion, as he left his hobbit hole (his home) and went on an adventure - and he didn't even like adventures! This really shows that Bilbo is very kind and if he is asked to do something, he would do it. I can relate to him in this way because I am a very loyal friend, and when my friends ask me to help them do something, or help them complete some work, or anything else, I usually help. However, the action Bilbo took also showed that he has a more rebellious side (from the Took side of the family), which again I can connect to as I sometimes love to try something new or to go out and have fun and not do something I would normally do. Barak says that he relates to the more adventurous and rebellious side of Bilbo, as he is very courageous and enjoys adventures. Although, an aspect I had not really thought of but Barak had pointed out was that Bilbo is very sincere, and Barak said he related to Bilbo in this way as well. Samantha observed that Bilbo is neat and likes to keep things tidy, and she mentioned that she is similar to Bilbo in this category. Samantha also indicated that she likes good food, just like hobbits - the protagonist included. 

I deeply understand and can connect to the following quote, which is also an excellent example of foreshadowing for the following adventures in the book, "He knew that something unexpected might happen, and he hardly dared to hope that they would pass without fearful adventure(...)" (Tolkien 56) This quote basically shows how Bilbo disliked how he was in such a strange situation and setting, and that he expected something to happen any moment. He probably missed his home and his belongings and felt like he did the wrong choice in coming on the adventure. I can relate to this quote - and I think we all can - because it is a feeling that occurs very often. For instance, I sometimes get this feeling when a day had been way to peaceful, quiet, plain, or boring, and then I know that something is about to happen to switch the day around. Although, in Bilbo's situation, it is not such a passable feeling that is easy to deal with, as it is on a way larger scale than what would happen to me. For a start, I am not on a lonely mountain range with hail and rain pouring down on me from all sides, thunder clashing through the sky, and lightning striking when you expect it least. Secondly, Bilbo is in a very life-risking adventure, when I am not. And lastly, something bad happening to him would be very risky and dangerous, while to me this feeling would probably be indicating towards some change in the weather or some sort of change in plans for the day.

The Hobbit

Book: Hobbit
Author: J.R.R Tolkien
Pages Read: 140
Job: Vocabulary Enricher

Word	Definition	Source
Dismally (P. 28)	Characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dismally
Defrayed (P. 29)	To bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.)	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/defrayed?s=t
Glum (P. 33)	Looking or feeling dejected; morose.	https://www.google.rs/search?q=glum+definition&oq=glum+de&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.2427j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8
Dratting (P. 34)	to damn; confound:	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dratting
Mutton (P. 35)	The flesh of sheep, especially full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mutton?s=t
Quarrelling (P. 41)	An angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quarrelling?s=t
Waylaid (P. 44)	To intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/waylaid?s=t
Tongs (P. 62)	To lift, seize, gather, hold, or handle with tongs, as logs or oysters.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tongs?s=t
Subterranean (P. 70)	Existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subterranean
Hasty (P. 80)	Moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hasty?s=t
Dells (P. 92)	A small, usually wooded valley; vale.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dells?s=t
Glint (P. 104)	A tiny, quick flash of light.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/glint?s=t
Elms (P. 113)	A tall deciduous tree which typically has rough serrated leaves and propagates from root suckers.	https://www.google.rs/search?q=elms+definition&oq=elms+def&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l2j69i60.3137j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8
Mislaid (P. 122)	To lose temporarily; misplace.	http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mislaid?s=t

The Hobbit - Illustrator

The Hobbit
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Pages: 54/306
Job: Illustrator
15 pages a day: 120 pages until next meeting March 23rd: Finish chapter 8 (page 170)

When I was reading the description of the hobbit, I was thinking about the movie, which made everything easier to imagine.

Description of hobbits: They are (or were) a little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded dwarves. Hobbits have no beards. they are inclined to be fat in the stomach, they dress in bright colours (chiefly green and yellow); wear no shoes, because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads (which is curly); have long clever brown fingers, good natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs. (Tolkien 2)

Description of Gandalf: All that the unsuspecting Bilbo saw that morning was an old man with a staff. He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over which his long white beard hung down below his waist, and immense black boots. (Tolkien 4)

I think Hobbits' physical appearance reflects their personality. They are good natured and merry, so they are a bit fat and got good laughs. Their characteristics are that they like quiet, peace, order which can be seen from their short height, no beards and calm colors of clothes. Also, Gandalf is very mysterious and his mysteriousness is described through his physical appearance. Tall hat, long cloak, silver scarf and a long white beard. 

LIFE OF PI SUMMARY

In the life of Pi he talks about his life a lot and he talks about the adventures he had in his life. The book is a bit confusing because there are many flashbacks and there are more people talking. He talks about religion a lot and he also talks about animals. he tells many stories about his life and it gives a lot of connections from the book to the real world. He talks about many different parts of his past.

Nurin Yubazlan Post #4 LIFE OF PI

Nurin Yubazlan

Ms. Jennifer Nelson

English 7B

22nd May, 2014

Literature Circles

Week: 5 

The Book: Life of Pi

Author: Yann Martel

Number of Pages: 319

Number of Chapters: 

Number of Chapters and Pages Read: 56 chapters, from pg.159-319

Number of Chapters and Pages to Read by Next Meeting: 44 chapters, 159 pages

Jobs from Last Meeting:

     

     Angela Craven-  DISCUSSION DIRECTOR

     Danijel Micevic- SUMMARIZER

     Nurin Yubazlan- ILLUSTRATOR 

Jobs for Next Meeting (5):

     

     Angela Craven-  VOCABULARY ENRICHER and ILLUSTRATOR 

     Danijel Micevic-  ILLUSTRATOR

     Nurin Yubazlan-  CONNECTOR

    ILLUSTRATOR
    
   My drawing below basically illustrates what my group and I have read so far  and it is about Pi's life (obviously). It was a bit confusing because of the flashbacks but I have manged to understand what Pi is talking about. 

   His life is full of animals; considering that his Father, Santosh Patel used to own a zoo called the Pondicherry Zoo and also, Pi studies Zoology at the University of Toronto (Canada). Animals are a part of Pi's life but other than that, Pi is also interested in three religions (He also studies religion at the university) and he really believes them even though his parents tell him that he must choose only one religion to follow. These religions are Hindu (he was actually born a Hindu), Christianity, and Islam. As you can see, Pi is in the middle and there is a line in the middle. This shows that Pi has two sides. One is with animals and the other with religions. Both of those things make up his life and they are very important things in his life. On the right side, there are the symbols of each religion and the settlement for each religion; cross and a church (Christianity), crescent and star and mosque (Islam), and Aum and Hindu temple (Hinduism). The left side has drawings of animals that were mentioned a lot of times. Sloths and the tiger, AKA Richard Parker. The sharks came in later in the book when Pi was on the life boat with R.P.

*sorry if the drawing is a bit unclear and hard to see.

     "Academic study and the steady, mindful practice of religion slowly wrought me back to life. I have kept up with what some people would consider my strange religious practices. After one year of high school, I attended the University of Toronto and took a double-major Bachelor's degree. My majors were religious studies and zoology." (Martel 4)
   
    "The Pondicherry Zoo was the source of some pleasure and many headaches for Mr.Santosh Patel, founder, owner, director, head of a staff of fifty-three, and my father." (Martel 9)

    "I don't see why I can't be all three. Mamaji has two passports. He's Indian and French. Why can't I be a Hindu, a Christian and a Muslim?" (Martel 42)

  

   

Angela Craven
Ms. Nelson
English 7B
21-5-2014

Discussion Director : 

Chapter 1 :
In this chapter Pi talks about how he stays with Richard Parker and that he misses him a lot and sees him a lot in his dreams ( nightmares ). 
Who do you think is Richard Parker ? 
My answer : Since Richard Parker sounds like a man, a person, I might be guessing that maybe it was one of his really good university friends ; but then he sees him in his nightmares which means that he might of been scary at first.
Nurin : It's the tiger, that was on the lifeboat with Pi. This is one of the quotes in the book that showed Richard Parker was  tiger. 
"His body, bright-brownish orange, streaked with with black vertical stripes," (Martel 151)
Danijel : Thought it was a tiger

Chapter 3 : 
Pi explains how he's named after a swimming pool, and that his uncle is a competitive swimmer and he would call him Mamaji ( nicer name for uncle in Tamil, the language from the part of India where he's from ). Pi explains that the way Mamaji was born was that he didn't give up on breathing water ( which means that his mother probably gave water birth ) and to save his life the doctor took his head and spun it around in the water.
How would you feel if you got spun around in water when you're born?
My answer : I wouldn't mind it as long as it's too save me, I also heard that for babies it natural for them to hold their breath so it wouldn't do anything wrong to you ( but you can't keep it underwater for too long, a reasonable time is alright ). If you did have to do this when you were younger then you might not remember not it felt like but just imagine and get the feeling of what it would be like.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA-8Sqctx8o 
Danijel : 
Nurin : Wouldn't feel anything because your a baby and you don't remember a lot of things
Extra Question : Do you like swimming ?
My answer : I love swimming, I practice 4-5 times a week, not including morning practices ( which are happening more often now ).
Danijel : Yeah
Nurin: yes

Chapter 5 :
Pi still goes on about the story behind his name and talks about his childhood memories of people calling him by his name. Kids would pick on him because his full name was Piscine Molitor Patel and make fun of him. They would mess up his name with piscine the fish and pissing.
How do you think Pi feels ? 
Danijel : I'd feel bad for him
Nurin : I would feel horrible and bad for him, its common for this age 
My answer : I think anyone would get a little ticked off being called different names especially meaner and funnier ones that you don't appreciate. But in Pi's case he doesn't seem to be drop dead miserable about it but I bet he got annoyed when people wouldn't stop rubbing it in his face and wouldn't take a break from calling him ridiculous names. I think he was just trying to ignore them and he did a good job at it but I bet sometimes he would get more upset than other times.

Chapter 8 :
Pi talks about the zoo and the animals that live in it, and how tigers are the most dangerous animals in the zoo. His father then called both Piscine and his brother Ravi down in a rather alarmed voice and his mother was waiting there to which was rather unusual. His father started asking which one did it, both Ravi and Piscine didn't know what he was talking about so they just started blaming each other on it, even though his father was more suspicious of him.
Have you ever had this sort of situation ?
My answer : Yes I have, and in most occasions it happened between me and my sister.
Nurin : Yes all the time
Danijel : No I don't have siblings

Chapter 8 :
What happens after the part that I mentioned is that Piscine and Ravi's father leads them to the cat house, and they see Mahisha through the cage but she's detained. Father was asking Ravi and Piscine what type of animal this is and is it dangerous ; its a tiger and they're very dangerous, and father tells Piscine and Ravi never ever to get close to one. Babu the big cat zookeeper tosses a live goat with its hooves tied together, they then release Mahisha and I'm guessing starting attacking and eating the goat since they mentioned that there was a lot of blood. The mother complained to father that they should not be watching this and that they're just kids, but father argues back it's for their own sake and safety and a life lesson.
How would of you reacted to seeing a life goat being eaten by a dangerous predator ? 
My answer : I would be interested at first to see, but once the predator gets on the animal I would look away and not look back. If I'm forced to see what happens ( like in Pi's case ) then I would cry but possibly puke as well because of seeing all the blood.
Nurin : I would feel sad for the goat, its to teach pi and his brother and its a good lesson for them
Danijel : Circle of life

Sonia - The Hobbit #1

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The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

 — 

     → Name: Sonia Tipteriu

     → Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

     → We Read Three Chapters

     → Pages For Next Time: 112

     → Jobs For Next Time:

          > Jihyun: Travel Tracer

          > Sam: Illustrator

          > Barak: Vocabulary Enricher

          > Sonia: Connector

     → My job for this meeting was Summarizer. This is what happened in these first three chapters.

In the first chapter, Bilbo Baggins (the main character who is a hobbit) receives an unexpected visit from a wizard named Gandalf. Previous to that, the narrator described Bilbo's family (the book is not written from Bilbo's perspective). When Bilbo meets Gandalf and is asked to join him on an adventure, Bilbo declines and invites Gandalf for tea sometime, to not be rude. The next day, several dwarfs show up in Bilbo's hobbit home for tea. In the end of that day, Gandalf pulls out a map, tells Bilbo he will be the Burglar of the gang, and that he is know part of the adventure. The next morning, Bilbo oversleeps and realizes that the dwarfs have left. Gandalf comes and shows Bilbo a note he had not realized which tells him when to meet and where to meet the rest of the group. One night on the beginning of their journey, they notice a light in the forest, and the group sends their "burglar" (AKA Bilbo the hobbit) to find out what it is. When he reaches the light, he realizes it was actually three trolls (Bert, Tom, and William). When he tries to steal one of their wallets, the trolls capture Bilbo. After several tries to escape the trolls, Gandalf arrives and frees all the dwarfs and the hobbit. They dig through the treasure the trolls kept in their cave, pick some things out, and leave, heading for Rivendell, the house of Elrond. When they saw a mountain (which was one of the largest things Bilbo - a hobbit - had ever seen), they realize they have to pass the mountain range to get to where Smaug (the dragon) was waiting for them. Soon, they arrived to the house of Elrond, and Thorin shows Elrond the map. The map says, "Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks [...] and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the keyhole"

The Hobbit - Barak

Job: Literary Luminary

"Thorin and Company to Burglar Bilbo greetings! For your hospitality our sincerest thanks, and for your offer of professional assistance our grateful acceptance. Terms: cash on delivery, up to and not exceeding one fourteenth of total profits (if any; all traveling expenses guaranteed in any event; funeral expenses to be defrayed by us or our representatives, if occasion arises and the matter is not otherwise arranged for.
"Thinking it unnecessary to disturb your esteemed response, we have proceeded in advance to make requisite preparations, and shall await your respected person at the Green Dragon Inn, Bywater, at 11 a.m. sharp. Trusting that you will be punctual,

"We have the honour to remain

"Yours deeply

"Thorin & Co."

This paragraph seemed like a vital part of the story of The Hobbit, as this is what made Bilbo make the decision of leaving his humble home, with not many supplies, and go on an adventure that would change his life. Usually, Bilbo never even left his house. And so leaving his home, and risk his life by going to on a dangerous quest is something that he would normally never do. That is why I believe this paragraph is important.

Discussion Directer

Samantha Ward
The Hobbit
3 chapters
PG. for next time: ch.7
Jobs for next time:
Jihyun: tt
sam: illistrator
Barak: vocab.
Sonia: connector

What was the personality of Bilbo?
Barak, comfort
Jihyun, no adventurers
Sonia, comfort, security, good food

How many dwarves came to his house?
Barak 14
Jihyun, 14
Sonia a throng, 14

What is it that Bilbo didn't want to go on?
Barak, the adventure
Sonia, the adventure because he did not like it
Jihyun, Sams house

What did he find when he went to the red lights?
barak three trolls
Sonia  trolls
Jihyun three trolls

What did the Trolls call Bilbo?
Barak, burrobbit
Sonia, burrobbit
Jihyun, burrobbit

What was the mood when he met the trolls?
Barak, funny, mentaly ill
Sonia, confusing
Jihyun, dumb

Dd you understand what we read?
Sonia, sort of
Barak *shakes head*
Jihyun, no...

The Hobbit #3

Angela Craven
The Hobbit
pages 234-306
Chapters 13-19
Assigned Role : Summarizer

I am going to summarize each chapter that I read:
Chapter 13 : Not At Home
Bilbo, Thorin, and the other dwarves are stuck in the cave, the tunnel blocked by shattered rocks, Bilbo isn't giving up so easily so they go back to the Heart of the Mountain where it's completely dark. Bilbo finds the Arkenstone and heads towards the great doors where he can feel the breeze and sees people through its cracks, and then all of a sudden something/ or someone bumps into him dropping his torch and its dark again. When Bilbo and the dwarves find each other they all become happy and cheerful and take pockets of gems and treasures from the cave. They all follow the Running River trying to get out of the mountain, and they succeed , with a view over Dale at the Front Gate of the Mountain. They're scared that Smaug might appear out of somewhere so they hide in a rocky chamber with an opening door.
Chapter 14 : Fire and Water
They see the lights appear again and have tons of theories for the King under the Mountain, there were people celebrating and all of a sudden Smaug zoomed through the skies as fast as he could, and then started to breath out fire and people started jumping into the lake. A brave archer called Bard steps up and starts throwing his arrows at Smaug, at one point one of his arrows went right into Smaug's soft spot, his left breast and Smaug dies, declaring Bard the King of Lake-town. People are shouting " Bard the King ! " , people and animals carry out the word and Elvenking comes to Lake-town and helps out the town.
Chapter 15 : The Gathering of the Clouds
Something dragged Bilbo's attention to the secret door at the mountain, and as he came towards it, he found out that it was Roac son of Carc, and tells Bilbo and the rest of the dwarves that he shouldn't trust the King beneath the Mountain since Smaug is dead but, that he can trust Bard. Thorin thinks that this might be a part of his ancestral role of being the Master beneath the Mountain so he sends a group of birds (thrush) to Dain of Iron Hills. As from now Thorin is wanting to return to the mountains, so him and the dwarves go there and are trying to get past the elves but can't and instead start cheering and partying, as Bard tries to talk to Thorin he refuses and will only talk if his men will ally with the elves. Bard said no and left with his men, and on their way out they left big banners saying that if anyone needs medical help ( or aid ) they can come to the dwarves for help, Thorin says no and tells them to consider themselves annoying and trouble-making.
Chapter 16 : A Thief in the Night
Thorin tries looking for the Arkenstone in the hills of treasure ( but I don't think he knows that Bilbo has it ), and a crow/raven comes and tells him that Dain is coming with his army of dwarves. Later on during whats happening Bilbo has the Arkenstone and takes it to Bombur a night guard, he says to give it to Bard while Bilbo will take over his place. When Bombur gives the Arkenstone to Bard it was for him and Thorin to renegotiate peace, and suddenly Gandalf reappears. 
Chapter 17 : The Clouds Burst
When Bombur presents the Arkenstone to Bard, Bilbo explains why he's giving it to him and how this should sort of problems with Thorin, when Thorin finds out he gets extremely angry, but then Thorin and Bard make had a discussion and figured it out. Bard runs out and tells Dain and his dwarves that they can't pass by, Elvenking comes and says that they can make peace and have this be friendly but the dwarves strike. Gandalf had warned about this, and the Battle of Five Armies is placed right now with Dain's dwarves, goblins, and wargs attacking against the elves, dwarves, and men. Bilbo had suddenly passed out my getting hit by a rock and the dwarves and him get saved by eagles from all the fighting.
Chapter 18 : The Return Journey
When Bilbo wakes up he finds out that the eagles changed the goblins route in the mountain and that Beorn is here to help too, and also that Thorin has been wounded badly in the war and could possibly die. Later on he dies, along with Kili and Fili and are all buried together with the Arkenstone and the Orchrist. 1/14 of the treasure hoard was as promised going to Bard while Bilbo gets some of the rest as well. Everyone goes back to where they're going and Bilbo returns with Gandalf, Elvenking, and Beorn and spends the Christmas season until Spring with Beorn.
Chapter 19 : The Last Stage
At once Bilbo returns back to his house in Elrond which was sold at a auction because people presumed that he was dead, but he gets his house back and lives happily there rethinking the adventure that he took.

Next role : Discussion Director

Nurin Yubazlan Post #3 THE HOBBIT

Nurin Yubazlan

Ms. Jennifer Nelson

English 7B

13^th May, 2014

Literature Circles

Week: 4 (last meeting for this book)

The Book: The Hobbit

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Number of Pages: 306

Number of Chapters: 19

Number of Chapters and Pages Read: 7 chapters, from pg. 233-305

Number of Chapters and Pages to Read by Next Meeting: “Life of Pie” By Yann Martel, 36 chapters

Jobs from Last Meeting:

     

     Angela Craven- SUMMARIZER

    Danijel Micevic- VOCABULARY ENRICHER 

    Nurin Yubazlan- LITERARY LUMINARY 

Jobs for Next Meeting (5):

     

     Angela Craven-  DISCUSSION DIRECTOR

     Danijel Micevic-  TRAVEL TRACER  

     Nurin Yubazlan-  ILLUSTRATOR 

    LITERARY LUMINARY

   1. Pg.237

    "It was the Arkenstone, the Heart of the Mountain. So Bilbo guessed from Thorin's description; but indeed there could not be two such gems, even in so marvelous a hoard, even in all the world. Ever as he climbed, the same white gleam had shone before him and drawn his feet towards Slowly it grew to a little globe of pallid light. Now as came near, it was tinged with a flickering sparkle of  man colours at the surface, reflected and splintered from the wavering light of his torch. At last he looked down upon it and he caught his breath. The great jewel shone before he feet of its own inner light, and yet, cut and fashioned by the dwarves, who had dug it from the heart of the mountain long ago, it took all light that fell upon it and-changes it into ten thousand sparks of white radiance shot with glints of the rainbow." (Tolkien 237)
     
     I really like this passage because I think that it really describes the tiny details of the Arkenstone. Some words that I really liked that the author used in this was gleam, pallid, tinged, flickering, and glints. I could really imagine the stone and just by the author giving all of these descriptive words; I can pretty much illustrate this stone in my head and even drawing it. 

   
    2. Pg.240
    “With that he put on Bilbo a small coat of mail, wrought for some young elf-prince long ago. It was of silver-steel which the elves call mithril, and with it went a belt of pearls and crystals. A light helm of figured leather, strengthened beneath with hoops of steel, and studded about the bring with white gems, was set upon the hobbit's head.” (Tolkien 40)

     I thought that this sentence was interesting because I think that it was very descriptive of what was going on and it clearly explained the small coat of mail. I like that the author explained tiny bits of detail and I believe that the author is very good and skillful when it comes to adding small details when he is writing. 

   3. Pg.241
     “They passed through the ruined chamber. Tables were rotting there; chairs and benches were lying there overturned, charred and decaying. Skulls and bones were upon the floor among flagons and bowls and broken drinking-horns and dust. As they came through yet more doors at the further end, a sound of water fell upon their ears, and the grey light grew suddenly more full.” (Tolkien 241)
    
      This passage was very detailed and I really like how the author explained the ruined chamber. It is very powerful because he described every single object in the ruined chamber. He put a lot of adjectives which I really like such as rotting, overturned, charred, and decaying. It also really gives the feeling that the reader gets creeped out and imagining an eerie feeling because it is different than our world; it is weird to have skulls and bones all over the floor. To be honest, I felt pretty freaked out just by reading this passage. 

      4. Pg.242
   “A whirl of bats frightened from slumber by their smoking torches flurried over them; as they sprang forward their feet slithered on stones rubbed smooth and slimed by the passing of the dragon.” (Tolkien 242)
     
     This sentence is very powerful and by the way the author explained it, I felt like I was in the book because of the language used. Flurried, slithered, smooth, and slimed were three very descriptive words that he used and it really tells the texture/feeling of the whirl of bats and the dragon. 

   5. Pg.248
   “Then suddenly a great light appeared in the low place in the hills and the northern end of the lake turned golden.” (Tolkien 248)

     In my opinion, the thing that I liked about this sentence was "the lake turned golden" because it just feels very magical and fictional to me. 

   6. Pg.263
   “There was the sound, too, of elven-harps and of sweet music; and as it echoed up towards them it seemed that the chill of the air was warmed, and they caught faintly the fragrance of woodland flowers blossoming in spring.” (Tolkien 263)

    I just really like how the author was being descriptive about the spring time instead of just saying "it is spring", etc.  

    7.  Pg.302

   "Roads go ever ever on,

Over rock and under tree,

By caves where never sun has shone,

By streams that never find the sea;

Over snow by winter sown,

And through the merry flowers of June,

Over grass and over stone,

And under mountains in the moon.

Roads go ever ever on

Under cloud and under star,

Yet feet that wandering have gone

Turn at last to home afar.

Eyes that fire and sword have seen

And horror in the halls of stone

Look at last on meadows green

And trees and hills they long have known." (Tolkien 302)

         The language is very powerful and poetic; it really describes the beauty of nature.

     I am so sorry to use a lot of words such as "descriptive" and "detail". This is because I really don't know what else to describe Tolkien's way of writing. It is very powerful and those are just two words that really comes up into my mind when I read his book.