tookish results

general questions

what be thy name?
benny.

where do you currently reside?
usa.

have you read "the lord of the rings" novels? if so, which is your favourite book and why?
"the two towers" because it shows what a strong friendship merry and pippin really have and there is of course more pippin.

have you seen the film versions? how many times? why?
i've seen the films more times than any person should lol.

is pippin your favourite character?
yes he is.

book questions

describe how you imagine pippin.
as a curious, growing young man.

what was your initial response to pippin's character?
fell in love with him.

what in his character do you like?
his sense of humor and curiosity.

what do you dislike?
when he through the stone into the well.

what do you consider pippin's strongest suit?
sense of humor.

what are his weaknesses?
not quiet sure, i mean he defiantly has them, everyone does.

to what degree did pippin's tookish nature play into his leaving the shire? was pippin searching for something when he left, or was it purely to help frodo?
searching for something.

what purpose did pippin have with the fellowship?
he brought strong friendship, humor and curiosity.

what would have happened if he had been left behind? how would he be different? how would the others be different?
merry would be at a loss without his companion, the journey would not be as fun and i think that everyone wouldn't have very much to laugh at. it's important to be able to laugh.

how does the grand adventure change pippin?
he grows up.

was pippin unsure of himself at the beginning of the tale?
i believe so. he had never been away from the shire and all the danger and such makes him more aware of who he was and what he was capable of.

does pippin have a hero? who and why?
not sure.

describe how you see pippin's relationship with merry.
i would say ever since they were young, and the friendship was made closer.

do you think merry was ever disappointed in his cousin (ie during the palantír incident)?
eh, maybe a little.

what do you think gandalf felt towards the young took? what was their relationship?
that he needed to grow up.

do you think gandalf was particularly hard on pippin? why?
yes, he was hard on him so that pippin would be able to handle the outside world.

when the fellowship first meets galadriel it is said, "each had felt he was offered a choice between a shadow of fear that lay ahead, and something he greatly desired: clear before his mind it lay, and to get it he had only to turn aside from the road and leave the quest and the war against sauron and the others." what do you think pippin was offered?
the chance to go home or the chance to go forward.

what do you think boromir represented to pippin?
a father figure and guardian.

how did the death of boromir affect pippin?
he had never seen death and it really helped him grow (i know i keep saying that).

why do you think faramir so moved pippin?
not sure.

what do you think motivated pippin to swear fidelity to gondor?
he felt guilty of the death of boromir because boromir died trying to save the hobbits.

was it appropriate pippin ended up serving denethor, not théoden? why?
not sure, haven't read the whole rotk.

when pippin was confronted with death during the battle before the black gates, how do you feel he reacted?
eep, didn't read yet!

how do you imagine pippin as a father?
a good father who would do anything for his children.

in the end, what do you feel pippin lost and what did he gain from his journey?
not read.

favourite scene or quote?
ent scenes.

film questions

how do you think pippin was portrayed in the movie?
very well.

many felt pippin in the film came off as "stupid," do you agree?
not so, just young.

did you enjoy the performance of billy boyd as pippin? how so?
yes!

favourite scene or quote?
green dragon.

if you've seen the movie and read the books

which scene from the books which didn't make it into the film do you miss most?
ent drought.

was the pippin of the films accurate to the pippin you imagined?
i saw the movie first so...

what do you most look forward to in return of the king?
palantír.

which scene are you most worried about?
all of them.

if you magically had the chance to change one thing concerning film pippin (be it action, line or trait) what would it be?
he's fine the way he is.

extra

can you think of think of any other questions which would be nice here?
not really.

anything to say or ask about this site?
nice site.

who's another favourite character (from anywhere, not just lotr) of yours, and why?
carrie, from "carrie" because she was a tragic hero.

lse says!

gag! sorry, i never put spoiler warnings because i'm the worst and i just don't care more than half the time. i hope you made it through rotk and enjoyed it! i'm so sorry!
yes! humor is so important. such a treasured and oft over-looked quality in human beings.

... x