Frodo at Sammath Naur - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 01-26-2004, 11:57 AM

Ah, but how long would Saruman's decision to go over, take? A moment, because there would have been a point of saying yes, finallly & incontrovertably. And if Frodo hadn't been saved by providence, how long would he have taken to fall,, & imagining for a moment that he hadn't been taken, how bad would his behaviour have become? For me, Frodo sees in Saruman a kindred spirit. Frodo knows what that surrender was like. Frodo in his moment of claiming the Ring committed himself just as totally as Saruman did. Frodo began to find a way back, & offered one to Saruman, who wouldn't, or couldn't take it. Its like Illuvatar makes use of Frodo's fall to give Saruman one last chance to repent.

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01-26-2004, 11:57 AM	#15
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Ah, but how long would Saruman's decision to go over, take? A moment, because there would have been a point of saying yes, finallly & incontrovertably. And if Frodo hadn't been saved by providence, how long would he have taken to fall,, & imagining for a moment that he hadn't been taken, how bad would his behaviour have become? For me, Frodo sees in Saruman a kindred spirit. Frodo knows what that surrender was like. Frodo in his moment of claiming the Ring committed himself just as totally as Saruman did. Frodo began to find a way back, & offered one to Saruman, who wouldn't, or couldn't take it. Its like Illuvatar makes use of Frodo's fall to give Saruman one last chance to repent. Oh, I've done a 'book report' - if you ever finish it you may wish you'd never asked [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."