Flies & Spiders

1. Flies & Spiders Chapter VIII

2. Table of Contents • Slide 1-Title • Slide 2-Table of Contents • Slide 3-Chapter Summary • Slide 4-Characterization • Slide 5-Setting & Purpose • Slide 6-Important Quotations from Text • Slide 7-Related Song: “Scared” by John Lennon • Slide 8-Map & travel directions: Mirkwood Forest • Slide 9-Related Recipe: “Spooky Spider Cookies” • Slide 10-Citations

3. Chapter Summary • Bilbo and the Dwarves leave the beauty of grass, birds, flowers, and their faithful guide, Gandalf, and plunge into an ugly and ominous forest full of evil surprises. Mirkwood, once called Greenwood the Great, poses many challenges for The Company. They try to eat and are either unable to catch prey or what they catch is virtually inedible. They want to drink but fear the effects of the dark waters. They hope to join a company of elves for supper but the lights go out whenever they get near. Finally caught by gigantic spiders, they are saved by the heroic acts of none other than Bilbo from The Shire and his letter opener sword, Sting. Unfortunately, the end begins with as much hope as the beginning with the company being captured by well-intentioned wood elves.

4. Characterization • Bilbo-good vision (153), afraid (154), critical thinker (156), decent climber (161), appreciates nature (162), fierce (170), depressed (170), sneaky (171), creative (173) • The Dwarves-decent hunters (155), argumentative (157), clumsy (159), strong (160), complaining (161), irritable (164), curious (164), appreciative of stories (180), stubborn (184) • The Spiders-good hunters (171), calculating(171), annoyed (174-175), work together as a team (178) • The Wood Elves-virtually silent (182), good (182), distrusting (182), love treasure (183), curious (184), gracious (184)

5. Setting, Function & Mood Mood: Depressed

6. Important Quotations • “…but without a feast we shan’t remain alive much longer anyway” pg. 165 • “…somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard, the dwarves, or anyone else made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, much fiercer and bolder.” pg. 170 • “…what a mess we are in now! I only wish it was we: it is horrible being all alone.” pg. 170 • “…they knew only too well that they would soon all have been dead, if it had not been for the hobbit; and they thanked him many times.” pg. 180

7. Related Song: “Scared” by John Lennon I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared I'm scared, so scared I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared As the years roll away And the price that I paid And the straws slips away You don't have to suffer It is what it is No bell book or candle Can get you out of this, oh no! I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred I'm scarred, uh huh I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred Every day of my life I just manage to survive I just wanna stay alive

8. Middle Earth: Mirkwood Forest • Bilbo and the Dwarves enter Mirkwood at the Forest Gate north of Beorn’s home and east of The Great River. The company follows this path crossing the Enchanted River and eventually becoming lost in the forest because the left the path. Wood elves capture and imprison all but Biblo by the end of the chapter and the beginning of chapter 9.

9. Spooky Spider Recipe • Ingredients • Black string licorice • 20 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies • 1 teaspoon chocolate ready-to-spread frosting (from 16-oz container) • 40 miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces Directions For each cookie, cut eight 1 1/2-inch pieces of licorice for legs. Insert 4 pieces into filling on each side of each cookie. With frosting, attach 2 miniature chocolate pieces to top of each cookie for eyes.

10. Citations • Lennon, John. “Scared.” Walls and Bridges. Apple, 1974. Web. 23 February 2014. • “Spooky Spider Cookies.” Betty Crocker. Web. 23 February 2014.