Dear Sharon,
Having also read the book first many years ago, I see Frodo much as you do, as two distinct images. I don't know if those can be reconciled and I'm not sure whether they need be! I find it better to realize that the different approaches of the two different art forms (motion picture and book) have produced this discrepancy and to just live with it.
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This character has huge eyes which beautifully express the innocence and caring in his soul. He is in his late teens, and could melt the heart of any woman who is not a block of ice. He brings out every maternal instinct which I possess.
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What a wonderful description of your reaction to the movie Frodo (i.e. Elijah Wood)!! I can subscribe to that fully! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
The other character of which I have split images is Aragorn - older and more dignified in the book... I'd have to take more time than I have right now to ponder on my mental images of the book's characters and locations - I hope to do that, encouraged by the comments of the other Downers!
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