“I should like to save the Shire, if I could… I feel that as long as the Shire lays behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable; I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again.”
-Frodo, The Fellowship of the Ring, chapter 1
Good morning, Hobbits!
Welcome to Week 2 of our summer book club. We set off with Frodo this week as he leaves Bag End and ventures into the great wide world. What sorts of things will he encounter along the way?
Below you will find this week’s reading, your discussion questions, and themes to track. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on these chapters — they are some of the most important in terms of setting up the themes for the rest of the trilogy.
Happy reading!