Does Gandalf seem more human in The Hobbit? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Legolas · 09-26-2002, 07:29 AM

"Gandalf's character seems just off in The Hobbit to me."

Off?

He's the same guy, only less troubled and not in a rush; at the beginning of The Hobbit especially, since the Necromancer was not discovered to be Sauron until later in the story and even at the end, Gandalf was still unsure of this magic ring Bilbo had acquired.

He doesn't seem "less human" when he comes back. I don't think it's because he left and came back either - we would've noticed the same change if he had not fell in Moria. Times were getting harder.

He's more focused and concise. It's not anything that has changed him on the inside - it's that the task at hand is coming closer to an end. He has to be more serious when it's time to be. In the battles of Hornburg and Pelennor Fields and the other events leading to Sauron's destruction, he had to act quickly because they were of grave importance...time was running out. As soon as he returns, he has to act. Ventures directly to Edoras, rides to get Erkenbrand, heads toward Minas Tirith as soon as the episode with Rohan/Saruman is over, etc.

If the imminent end of the world (basically) seemed right around the corner and you were sent to stop it (and had been abandoned by your chief aid - in this case, the other wizards), you wouldn't act the same either.

I guarantee.

[ September 26, 2002: Message edited by: Legalos ]

09-26-2002, 07:29 AM	#11
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	"Gandalf's character seems just off in The Hobbit to me." Off? He's the same guy, only less troubled and not in a rush; at the beginning of The Hobbit especially, since the Necromancer was not discovered to be Sauron until later in the story and even at the end, Gandalf was still unsure of this magic ring Bilbo had acquired. He doesn't seem "less human" when he comes back. I don't think it's because he left and came back either - we would've noticed the same change if he had not fell in Moria. Times were getting harder. He's more focused and concise. It's not anything that has changed him on the inside - it's that the task at hand is coming closer to an end. He has to be more serious when it's time to be. In the battles of Hornburg and Pelennor Fields and the other events leading to Sauron's destruction, he had to act quickly because they were of grave importance...time was running out. As soon as he returns, he has to act. Ventures directly to Edoras, rides to get Erkenbrand, heads toward Minas Tirith as soon as the episode with Rohan/Saruman is over, etc. If the imminent end of the world (basically) seemed right around the corner and you were sent to stop it (and had been abandoned by your chief aid - in this case, the other wizards), you wouldn't act the same either. I guarantee. [ September 26, 2002: Message edited by: Legalos ] __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.