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The Naming of Sméagol -- A study of the uses of the name 'Sméagol.'
Two Observations on Gollum's First Appearance at 4.i.612-13 --The narrator shifts between it and he in describing Gollum here, and Gollum's wall crawling might be inspired by Dracula's.
That Vile Creature -- An Observation Revisited -- a discussion of the relationship between Frodo's attempt to deny Gollum's humanity at FR 1.ii.59 and the discussion found in Two Observations on Gollum's First Appearance at 4.i.612-13.
In the Dead Marshes We Hear No Larks At Morning -- Tolkien avoids a commonplace of English and WWI literature, then uses the Ringwraiths to transform it.
'Wraiths!' he wailed. 'Wraiths on Wings!' -- The near encounter with the Black Riders in the Dead Marshes makes a turning point in the narrative for both Frodo and Gollum.
Let Me Have Hobbits About Me That Are Fat (TT 4.vii.714) -- A link to a famous phrase Shakespeare's Julius Caesar allows Tolkien to hint at Gollum's treacherous nature while accurately describing him physically.
Gollum's Blighted Repentance and What Bilbo Saw -- a discussion of the scene on the stairs of Cirith Ungol where Gollum nearly repents, a scene which no one could have witnessed.
Two Observations on Gollum's First Appearance at 4.i.612-13 --The narrator shifts between it and he in describing Gollum here, and Gollum's wall crawling might be inspired by Dracula's.
That Vile Creature -- An Observation Revisited -- a discussion of the relationship between Frodo's attempt to deny Gollum's humanity at FR 1.ii.59 and the discussion found in Two Observations on Gollum's First Appearance at 4.i.612-13.
In the Dead Marshes We Hear No Larks At Morning -- Tolkien avoids a commonplace of English and WWI literature, then uses the Ringwraiths to transform it.
'Wraiths!' he wailed. 'Wraiths on Wings!' -- The near encounter with the Black Riders in the Dead Marshes makes a turning point in the narrative for both Frodo and Gollum.
Let Me Have Hobbits About Me That Are Fat (TT 4.vii.714) -- A link to a famous phrase Shakespeare's Julius Caesar allows Tolkien to hint at Gollum's treacherous nature while accurately describing him physically.
Gollum's Blighted Repentance and What Bilbo Saw -- a discussion of the scene on the stairs of Cirith Ungol where Gollum nearly repents, a scene which no one could have witnessed.
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