9/13/12
Passage from the text:
“‘But talking would stop me thinking and wondering, which are quite as tiring,’ said Frodo. ‘I am wide awake now, and I remember so many things that want explaining. Why were you delayed? You ought to tell me that at least.’
‘You will soon hear all you wish to know,’ said Gandalf. ‘We shall have a Council, as soon as you are well enough. At the moment I will only say that I was held captive.’”
Pg#: 214
Commentary: [Connect]
These bedside chats between mentor and mentee remind me of the conversations between Dumbledore and Harry Potter at the end of a tragic adventure. In some ways the same is true. Frodo was in a bind on account of his deadly black magic shoulder wound and the Black Rider fiasco; he needed someone with healing powers to patch him up quick. Bam. Tragic adventure. Gandalf decides to unveil some of the hidden knowledge that has been kept from Frodo for his safety. Pow. That’s what Dumbledore and Harry do; first book- Prof Quirrel, second book- Huge Snake = Harry ending up on a hospital bed, Dumbledore telling him important stuff. The whole dynamic between Gandalf and Frodo and Dumbledore and Harry is so similar in the first place- both old men are “god figures” in the sense that whenever they’re around nothing can go wrong and that they know all the answers: both young men are seeking something, they have a mission, they must be brave.
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