It is true that Frodo is an unusual hero. He both fails and succeeds. And though other heroes might be helped by, say, a friend busting them out of the dungeon, the reliance he has on Sam Gamgee and even Gollum for brief bits is rather distinct. It's not easy pointing the finger at any one thing and saying, "Frodo is the hero for x, y or z reasons." Apart from bearing the burden in the first place. And yet few would disagree that he is a hero.
Hard to choose, they're all heroic in their own way. Frodo is complicated and Sam the most incorruptible. But there's also something quite moving about the leaps and bounds Pippin and Merry accomplish in The Return of the King. The gravity of their character development is among the greatest in literature.
With that being said, the jury is out and I can't choose. So I'll go back a generation and choose Bilbo because he was so hapless and unprepared.
It is true that Frodo is an unusual hero. He both fails and succeeds. And though other heroes might be helped by, say, a friend busting them out of the dungeon, the reliance he has on Sam Gamgee and even Gollum for brief bits is rather distinct. It's not easy pointing the finger at any one thing and saying, "Frodo is the hero for x, y or z reasons." Apart from bearing the burden in the first place. And yet few would disagree that he is a hero.
Who is your favorite hobbit?
Oh, Frodo for sure. Yours?
Hard to choose, they're all heroic in their own way. Frodo is complicated and Sam the most incorruptible. But there's also something quite moving about the leaps and bounds Pippin and Merry accomplish in The Return of the King. The gravity of their character development is among the greatest in literature.
With that being said, the jury is out and I can't choose. So I'll go back a generation and choose Bilbo because he was so hapless and unprepared.
What a great read!!!
Thank you, Elizabeth. Glad you found it meaningful.