#31
Passage from the text:
"'Come!' said Aragorn. 'If I am still to lead this Company, you must do as I bid. It is hard upon the Dwarf to be thus singled out. We will all be blindfold, even Legolas. That will be best, thought it will make the journey slow and dull.'
Gimli laughed suddenly. 'A merry troop of fools we shall look! Will Haldir lead us all on a string, like many blind beggars with one dog? But I will be content, if only Legolas here shares my blindness"
Pg #s: 337-338
Commentary: [Character comment]
I feel like Aragorn's smarts come to the fore here. No one wants to humble themselves to the status of a blindfolded follower- but Aragorn has a innovative solution. It kinda hit me a page after this encounter how intelligent that decision actually was. Neither Legolas nor Gimli wanted to be blindfolded and if everyone is equally blindfolded everyone at least feels equal to everyone else- if that makes sense. In that same grain- I think it's interesting how the different-type-of-creature dynamics are working out here; elfs are obviously opposed to dwarfs and man is peacemaker.
The group may be grieving over their beloved Gandalf, though they are surely not wanting for a leader.
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