C. of 7. A. - Wow!
A very thought-provoking rebuttal. I guess that most of Tolkien's readers are tender-hearted and want "the best" for him.
It's humbling that Tolkien's character is more clear-seeing and mature then me, but you're right. We shouldn't see it as an act of desperation or a banishment for Frodo, but a positive though still hard, choice.
(Sigh) Maybe we're all just missing Frodo, and saying "please don't go!"
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