The Hobbit (novel)/Tear Jerker

The novel
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 * The deaths of, and particularly the Final Speech of the former:


 * dying is understated in itself, but throughout the book the narration makes it clear that they are the youngest and merriest of the group, which you notice a lot more when you re-read the book.

The computer game

 * The Hobbit computer game is mostly a brightly-colored, action-adventure version of Tolkien's book. Then you get to Mirkwood, and meet Corwin, a soldier from Laketown, whose entire party was just killed by spiders, including his brother. The music alone will tear your heart out.