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julieashley1
julieashley1
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In Chapter 16, what is Bilbo's reasoning for giving Bard and the others the Arkenstone? Is his motive selfish? What does he hope to accomplish?

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Posted by julieashley1 on Monday November 3, 2008 at 3:39 PM and tagged with jrr tolkien chapter 16, the hobbit.

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  1. cemorris24
    cemorris24 Teacher
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    Bilbo gives the Arkenstone to Bard to eleviate war.  Thorin wants the treasure because he kills the dragon, and Bilbo knows that Bard can use this to negotiate with Thorin.  I do not find this to be selfish.  It made the dwarvs mad when he did this, and they were his friends and who he wanted to be with.

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    Posted by cemorris24 on Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 2:30 PM

  2. cgn37vet
    cgn37vet

    Obviously an unselfish gesture to limit the hostility but maximize the cooperation between the  dwarven and man .

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    Posted by cgn37vet on Wednesday April 1, 2009 at 9:39 AM