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Discuss the symbolic significance of the Old Forest.
The archetypal Old Forest, briefly mentioned in Chapter 5, will become more important in Chapter 6.
The images of dark and light are also very archetypal in this work, as it is in all of Tolkien's writing. Essentially, Tolkien creates a parallel relationship between dark versus light and evil versus good.
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How does the Shire symbolize Tolkien's home country of Britain?
The Shire can also be read as an allusion to Britain and the English country life (the Bucklanders, especially). One can easily imagine the rolling hills of the Shire as a visual analogue to the English countryside.
As the hobbits...
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