This is STILL a slightly off-topic part of the thread, but maybe I can bring it back around. I have a theory of Pippin's actions....
Pippin dropped the stone in the well because he wanted to see how deep it was. Remember, he'd been wandering around with the Fellowship, only half understanding what was going on and frequently being told what an idiot he was. Of course, he didn't like this any better than any of us would, so I think he dropped the stone in the well because he wanted to carry out some explorations of his own, thereby proving, at least to himself, that he was capable of figuring SOMETHING out anyway.
But of course, it led to at least temporary tragedy. It might be possible to link this up to the frequent theme in Tolkien about the evils of setting up one's own authority as opposed to that of those who know more and see more clearly. This seems a bit harsh of a theme to apply to poor Pippin, but of course he is mostly innocent so he is forgiven.
--Belin Ibaimendi
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"I hate dignity," cried Scraps, kicking a pebble high in the air and then trying to catch it as it fell. "Half the fools and all the wise folks are dignified, and I'm neither the one nor the other." --L. Frank Baum
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