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Child of the 7th Age · 05-26-2002, 07:25 AM

The book doesn't really talk about this, but I think there's a question which never gets answered which has to do with Bilbo and Frodo. Frodo has a very close relationship with both Bilbo and Sam. At Rivendell, he is asked "You were very fond of Bilbo, were you not? And Frodo said: " I would rather see him that all the towers and palaces in the world." And we all know from the quest itself how close Frodo and Sam were.

I wonder at the end, when he felt the pull of the West and decided to go there for healing, if he also felt split in two because of his close friendship with Sam and Bilbo. No matter what he did, he couldn't be with both of them. Would this have been part of the guilt and anguish he felt before Grey Havens -- along with all the other things plaguing his mind and soul?

05-26-2002, 07:25 AM	#16
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	The book doesn't really talk about this, but I think there's a question which never gets answered which has to do with Bilbo and Frodo. Frodo has a very close relationship with both Bilbo and Sam. At Rivendell, he is asked "You were very fond of Bilbo, were you not? And Frodo said: " I would rather see him that all the towers and palaces in the world." And we all know from the quest itself how close Frodo and Sam were. I wonder at the end, when he felt the pull of the West and decided to go there for healing, if he also felt split in two because of his close friendship with Sam and Bilbo. No matter what he did, he couldn't be with both of them. Would this have been part of the guilt and anguish he felt before Grey Havens -- along with all the other things plaguing his mind and soul? __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.