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Originally Posted by davem
It shows neither - it shows that he had lost faith, felt betrayed & disrespected. Later he does stop them behaving in that way, & actually leads them in the 'right' path.
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In other words, if someone has lost faith, feels betrayed and disrespected, he is excused from looking the other way, full well knowing that his "colleagues" are raping and pillaging? This is rather horrific reasoning, don't you think?
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Of course, one could argue that, Glaurung being the father of Dragons, Turin did not know what the effect of looking into his eyes would be. Bilbo had the benefit of knowing - possibly as a result of what had happened to Turin. Of course Turin looked his foe in the eye - that's what a warrior would do, & that's precisely why Bilbo didn't look Smaug in the eye.
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Not all warriors would do that. Then again, it is possible that Aragorn, for example, might have been able to look the dragon in the eye and not been bespelled because of his no doubt greater store of wiscome, character, and nobility. But that's speculation.
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His 'betrayal' of Finduilas was a direct consequence of his over-riding desire not to betray his mother & sister. As far as he knew he had to choose between them.
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And this in spite of clear warning ignored, to at all costs seek Finduilas.