He wasn't satisfied to be only the beloved elder son and also wanted to be chic and fashionable. Fortunately, Frodo saw something he didn't, that is, that it would clash terribly with his outfit, and prevented him from taking it. He was rather disappointed about that at first, but he got over it. Eventually.
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To continue the mini-theme going, why did Sauron want the ring?
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"Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"
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