Re: Chapter of the Week: The Hobbit Ch. 14: Fire and Water

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Henriette) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (zett) wrote in message news:
> 
> (snip good synopsis and thoughts, thank you yzetta!)
Thank you for participating in the threads here.  I enjoy reading your
posts.
> > 
> > Chuckle Out Loud Moment: (they see Smaug coming)  "?and not the most
> > foolish doubted that the prophecies had gone rather wrong."
> > 
> My Chuckle Out Loud Moment was this one: "Very great indeed was the
> commotion among all things with wings that (...etc)"..........
> 
> Than I noticed, thinking of the debates on JRRT's alleged racism and
> the ones on the colours white and black, that Bard with the black
> hair, shot Smaug with his lucky and very black arrow.
> 
> Henriette

I didn't think about Bard's hair color, but I did notice the blackness
of the arrow. I thought that was a cool touch.  Also, the ravens which
can be seen as "good guys" are black.