Hello there.
Chapter five is a rather uneventful chapter, mainly focusing on dialogue and development. Sam, Merry, and Pippin pledge to accompany Frodo throughout his journey, and it is revealed that they have developed a sort of conspiracy over the existence of the Ring and the true purpose of the journey. They also notice a strange, dark object that seems to be following them and resolve to journey into the Forest next. One thing that I found as I read, not specifically in this chapter but throughout the book, was Tolkien's manner of writing, in the sense of the seemingly random information he gives the reader. I interpreted this as Tolkien not writing the book to appeal to the reader, as so many stories today are, but to appeal to himself and to record the story of the Middle Earth that he developed. He does not seem to care that the reader may not know what he is talking about.
This chapter took a turn that I did not anticipate from my knowledge of the film. While the "conspiracy" was not entirely unexpected, the decision to enter the Forest was. While I have not seen the outcome -- it is still possible that their journey will be stalled and redirected -- this seems foreign to me. The only significant forests I can think of are Lothlórien and Fanghorn. I will be interested to see where the story goes.
Thanks for reading,
C
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