Saucepan Man--points taken about Sam and Bilbo. I think it's still debatable, but is definitely more illuminated now!
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Elves had enough flaws to give the Ring something to work on.
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This is a good point. Which is why I think the question that ended your post is a good one--
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Which leaves the question of why Tolkien does portray Frodo as having these Elvish qualities, which become more apparent as the Quest unfolds.
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I wonder (wildly) if Tolkien was not trying to reconcile the Elves' "karmic" debt for their deeds in
The Silmarillion?
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all five major-character hobbits develop special relationships with other races,
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This is in keeping w/what originally piqued my curiosity. It is also another thing I had never noticed--the hobbits as a combined group seem to serve as a moving reflection of and a reciprocal influence on all other free peoples they meet in ME, or something else that I can't quite put a finger on.