Frodo never fully recovered from his wound from the Morgul blade and wasn't content with his life in Middle-earth after that.
heliona wrote: I can't remember whether there seems to be a time period between the two events in the film.
gaining of a truer understanding of his position in littleness
redrobot wrote:gaining of a truer understanding of his position in littleness
what??
redrobot wrote:there is also a look that frodo gives sam when he sees him with his wife, as if to say 'our friendship, as it was, is over'.
Tolkien wrote:"I think the simple 'rustic' love of Sam and his Rosie (nowhere elaborated) is absolutely essential to the study of his (the chief hero's) character, and to the theme of the relation of ordinary life (breathing, eating, working, begetting) and quests, sacrifice, causes, and the 'longing for Elves', and sheer beauty."
Humility is perhaps a better word?
siddharth wrote:I consider neither of them to be the hero. It is their friendship, the pair of two that was the real hero of the story. Yes Sam carried Frodo for quite a distance and he saved him several times. But Sam never carried the Ring. (The little time he did, he was nigh incapable fighting off it's evil - a task that Frodo remarkably succeeded in) Frodo's battle was inside him. He could not have fought both within and outside. That's where Sam came in, fighting the physical battles of Frodo for the two of them. Both Sam and Frodo represent two tropes of the Hero's journey. Sam gets the fairy-tale ending where he lives off his days in peace with his family and friends. Frodo was the tragic hero, having permanently wounded by injury and guilt and sadness and thus in the end, abandoning everything he once held dear.
having permanently wounded by injury and guilt and sadness
Bit of a grim picture painted of Frodo. Gets to hang out with Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett in a boat at the end, ain't so bad.
@redrobot. You should read the books rather than judging from (what I consider) a poorly conceived movie scene. I doubt that you would though.
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