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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Alternate Endings
I prefer the actual ending over any of those suggested in the letter. But, of the alternative endings suggested, I think the ending that is most plausible, true to the book and true to the natures of the characters would be Frodo stepping into the cracks of Doom himself. Being a huge admirer of Frodo, I'd like to think that he'd realize what he'd done and, lacking strenght to remove the Ring, would sacrifice himself. He had come very close to claiming the Ring before going into the cave and had been able to break free. I'd like to think that he'd be able to do so one last time. But, if Frodo wasn't able to overcome the power of the Ring, I think he would chose death with the Ring than life without it. Faced with his inevitable defeat by Sauron, he'd step into the abyss.
Frankly, the ending that always bothered me was the actual conclusion -- I have always regretted that Frodo left Middle Earth.
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