The Return of the King

You are to keep a journal as you read the novel, The Return of the King. What does it cause you to feel or think about? What are you learning? What are some interesting ideas or important events that have taken place? What are some of your predictions for this book? How does this book relate to your life or to today's society?

You must follow this format:
To help the others reading your post put the chapter and page number from the book that you are discussing or referring to. Answer as many of these questions that apply. Furthermore, ask some of your own questions. Create links in your post to direct others to resources that can lend themselves to the issues discussed in the book.
  Reading schedule
Chapter 1 read by November 8th blog posted by November 19th
Chapter 2 read by November 22nd
blog posted by November 25th
Chapter 3-4 read by December 13th
blog posted by December 16th
Chapters 5-6 read by January 3rd blog posted by January 6th
Chapters 7-9 read by January 10th blog posted by January 13th
Chapter 10-12 read by January 17th blog posted by January 20th.