tookish results
general questions
what be thy name?
emily.
where do you currently reside?
new york state, usa.
have you read "the lord of the rings" novels? if so, which is your favourite book and why?
i have; two towers is my favorite because it holds a special
place in my heart... i always cite the chapter "the palantír" as the moment i became obsessed.
have you seen the film versions? how many times? why?
i have seen the films as well. i saw fotr once in theaters,
and tt twice... i will probably see rotk many times! because they
just so fabulous. ^_^ though i find it hard to sit down and watch
the entire dvd in one sitting... i suppose putting it on a small screen makes a difference...
is pippin your favourite character?
pippin is certainly my favorite character ^_^
book questions
describe how you imagine pippin.
i see a lot of myself in pippin, to be honest.
the hobbits, to me, all seem like examples of what young people
do when they're faced with great decisions or difficult tasks.
pippin is the youngest, the most curious, the most naive. i like
to believe that i would have acted as he did (despite all the mistakes he made).
what was your initial response to pippin's character?
well, since my first encounter to the characters
was in the movies, i don't think this quite counts as a book question,
but i liked him from the beginning.
what in his character do you like?
i admire his curiosity, his bravery when needed and the friendship he has with merry.
what do you dislike?
nothing in particular. yes, he does come off as a bit
of an idiot sometimes, but we all have our moments of stupidity.
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?
if he was looking for something, i don't think he
knew what it was- other than a good adventure and a chance to help frodo.
what purpose did pippin have with the fellowship?
pippin's influence on the fellowship, i think,
are not felt until later on in the story... see my answer to the next question for why.
what would have happened if he had been left behind? how would he be different? how would the others be different?
merry would most likely have felt very lonely, or
perhaps he, sam and frodo would have bonded on some different level.
perhaps all three of them would have journeyed to mordor... food
for thought, that. and what about gandalf? indirectly speaking,
the noise pippin caused in moria led to gandalf's "resurrection"
as gandalf the white (or is this only in the movie? glar, didn't read the fellowship book...)
how does the grand adventure change pippin?
he became aware of what it takes to do something
honorable, what it takes to be brave in times of suffering.
was pippin unsure of himself at the beginning of the tale?
once again, didn't read the fellowship book...
but it seems like, at times during the two towers, pippin is somewhat
unsure of his own actions, even though he tries to act as though he isn't.
describe how you see pippin's relationship with merry.
never thought about that. i always figured
they were close from the start; hung out together in the shire days.
one thing is certain, however- the quest assured that their bond would never break.
do you think merry was ever disappointed in his cousin (ie during the palantír incident)?
yes. i think of merry as a bit more mature
than pippin, so of course he'd be a little disappointed whenever
his cousin went and did something stupid, but i don't think it
bothered him too much, at least not as much as others because pippin was his best friend.
what do you think gandalf felt towards the young took? what was their relationship?
gandalf seemed to think like pippin had
the potential to add something to the quest, even though he could
be a bit of a problem sometimes. pippin saw gandalf as very wise and often mysterious.
do you think gandalf was particularly hard on pippin? why?
if gandalf was ever hard on pip, it was because
he didn't want the quest to be jeopardized or see anyone (including peregrin) get hurt.
what do you think motivated pippin to swear fidelity to gondor?
he felt it was time he did something to help the
cause. he'd been on the sidelines to watch treebeard and the rest
of the ents destroy isengard- but he felt it was his turn to make a difference for the better.
how do you imagine pippin as a father?
in the end, what do you feel pippin lost and what did he gain from his journey?
favourite scene or quote? film questions
how do you think pippin was portrayed in the movie?
many felt pippin in the film came off as "stupid," do you agree?
did you enjoy the performance of billy boyd as pippin? how so?
favourite scene or quote? if you've seen the movie and read the books
what do you most look forward to in return of the king?
which scene are you most worried about?
if you magically had the chance to change one thing concerning film pippin (be it action, line or trait) what would it be?
extra
anything to say or ask about this site?
who's another favourite character (from anywhere, not just lotr) of yours, and why? lse says! slobbering rage, curse you font! i'm sorry, i'll look into it. i can't tolerate crossplatforming on my computer it appears normal. garg. i am so pissed i am going to change it now before i get to this response. hold on.
he was frightened, and greatly saddened by the
idea that he would not live to see the end of the war or to ever see
merry or the shire ever again. it probably brought into perspective
the scale of what happens when war is waged- lives are cut short
without the chance of knowing home again. in addition, when we
see him again in gondor, it is evident how his experiences have
made his view on life very much 'in the moment': "the sun is shining,
and here we are for a day or two at least" and all that. down the
line, it changed him even more for the better.
playful, supportive, encouraging... generally, a good father. ^_^
he lost some of his innocence, but he became wiser,
more optimistic and had a better understanding of the world outside.
"we have no songs fit for great halls and evil times,
lord. we seldom sing of anything more terrible than wind or rain."
- rotk, to denethor. this, to me, generally sums up pippin as
well as the hobbits as a race. they don't sweat the big stuff.
as an exaggerated version of the book self- less talkative
than book pippin, too (though this was an occurrence with pretty much every character).
not stupid, just naive.
no, unless you include what got shoved into the third movie :-)
"we've got the shire." -ttt, to merry. this
quote showed just how optimistic pippin is. even if everything
else is too big for them, even if the whole world's gone rotten,
there's still something left (though merry's response to this is
another story... i found that scene in general to be very, very depressing).
the palantír scene! it's always been my favorite, because
as i said before, the moment i finished reading it i discovered
i was suddenly a full-fledged lotr fan. :-)
the palantír scene, lol.
nothing right now... i hope, though, that my favorite book
quote i listed above (or some permutation or it) gets included in rotk.
excellent! yeah, that's what i've gotta say. lol. only
thing... what's the deal with the font? it may just be my comp,
but for some reason all the text is reeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaally
small. i have to copy it and paste it in a text document to be able to read it!!
my favorite harry potter character is ron
weasley! heehee. guess i'm just the sidekick type...
ok! back, that should fix things. making everything a more basic font. i think i shall do that will all my files. blah.
anyhow.
GREAT NAME. ho ho. did you really not enjoy boyd as pippin? i ask only, because so far you are the only person to note so, why not? it's very interesting. oh, and ron is ripping.
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