I like the moment when Sam thinks about the dead warrior he sees.
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He wondered what the man's name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil of heart, or what lies or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace--all in a flash of thought which was quickly driven from his mind.
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These questions probably also came to Tolkien's mind while he was in WWI. But in general these questions are the ones we don't want to think about too much. Therefore it is good that they are mentioned since often people like to think of the opposing side as just plain evil.
Overall I love this part of Frodo and Sam's journey. When I first read the book I loved this part because it was unsuspected. The last thing I expected was for Frodo to find friends here.Let alone Boromir's brother.
When re-reading it I like this part because its tone is so different from the darkness that Frodo and Sam have gone through and still have to go through.