tookish results

general questions

what be thy name?
xxxtickledpinkxxx aka helen.

where do you currently reside?
newcastle - north east england.

have you seen the film versions? how many times? why?
yes! lost count! because it's amazing in more words than i know.

is pippin your favourite character?
aw, don't make me choose a fave. love pip in rotk tho, what a darling he is.

book questions

describe how you imagine pippin.
i have these 2 receptors in my head called eyes... sowwy as a very honest, naive lil fellow.

what was your initial response to pippin's character?
i love how altho he may say or do slightly foolish things, it's done with the sweetest innocence.

what do you dislike?
not a thing! if you ask me if the world was full of pippins, it'd be a better place.

what do you consider pippin's strongest suit?
loyalty.

what are his weaknesses?
his naiveté can sometimes mean ignorance.

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?
this is hard... think he just wanted to be among and help friends.

what purpose did pippin have with the fellowship?
comfort.

what would have happened if he had been left behind? how would he be different? how would the others be different?
merry would have been lost without him.

how does the grand adventure change pippin?
more educated to the evils in the world.

was pippin unsure of himself at the beginning of the tale?
i don't think he was. as long as he was a hobbit was surrounded by good friends and food he was content with himself.

does pippin have a hero? who and why?
i think he had an awe of respect for all in the fellowship.

describe how you see pippin's relationship with merry.
bit of both.

do you think merry was ever disappointed in his cousin (ie during the palantír incident)?
possibly, but has come to expect such incidents because of pip's nature.

what do you think gandalf felt towards the young took? what was their relationship?
i think gandalf was initially frustrated with pippin's immature ways (he was after all the youngest) but saw that he had nothing but good intentions so learned to respect his hobbity ways.

do you think gandalf was particularly hard on pippin? why?
sometimes, but all things said in the heat of the moment, no real hate in his tones.

what do you think boromir represented to pippin?
physical strength.

how do you imagine pippin as a father?
very loving, being worldly wise and a bearer of wisdom to his children.

in the end, what do you feel pippin lost and what did he gain from his journey?
his naiveté and innocence was what made me love him, a great shame for him to have lost that.

favourite scene or quote?
anywhere he showed courage touched me!

film questions

how do you think pippin was portrayed in the movie?
brilliantly, i can't imagine anyone other than billy boyd playing him.

many felt pippin in the film came off as "stupid," do you agree?
no... as i've said many a time before he had an innocent nature and a little unwise to the world yes, but not stupid.

did you enjoy the performance of billy boyd as pippin? how so?
i don't think his character was strongest in ttt his shining moments are in rotk.

favourite scene or quote?
"you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission, quest... thing" and also "right... where are we going?" cute.

extra

anything to say or ask about this site?
lovely site - some questions got me a bit off guard so sorry about any repetitions or no answers at all!

who's another favourite character (from anywhere, not just lotr) of yours, and why?
sticking with lotr i'd say sam. i love him for similar reasons to loving pippin. his loyalty is so moving.

lse says!

har har, how do you see pippin. all right! all right! i get it. the question reads now, how do you "imagine" pippin.
don't worry about leaving questions blank or anything, it doesn't matter at all, the important part is you answered what you could, eh? we can only do what we can after all. thank you!

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