tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241401300303103206.post3619897758600996862..comments2014-03-24T07:00:22.015-07:00Comments on Dinner with Dragons: Feasting and Fasting (part 2)Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01823109007031342075noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241401300303103206.post-68276013993155705422014-03-02T07:35:08.704-08:002014-03-02T07:35:08.704-08:00I think your point on the Hobbit's lifestyle o...I think your point on the Hobbit's lifestyle of plenty juxtaposed against the frugal journey to destroy the ring is really interesting. By tearing members of the peaceful and rural community of Hobbiton into the harsh wilderness of the land, Tolkien to me seems to be commenting on the wartime mentality of rationing. The fellowship have to forage and ration in order to ensure they can eat, a complete subversion from the 'second breakfast' of the days before, and no doubt after the quest to destroy the ring. <br /><br />The role of hunger also struck me while reading this entry. I realised that while the Hobbits (and the rest of the fellowship) go hungry while traversing through the uninhabited areas of Middle Earth, Sauron as you rightly pointed out is "power-hungry". There is a distinct difference between the hunger of longing and desire and the hunger of greed and consumption, the latter ultimately leading to self-destruction. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309809634293919107noreply@blogger.com