LotR -- Book 4 - Chapter 06 - The Forbidden Pool

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by davem

Its almost as if Faramir is the voice of Frodo’s own inner doubt made flesh before him.

What is also happening here is something involving the mechanics of the story. We are about to see Frodo embark on something which seems to us to be very foolish. We are going to ask questions about why he decides to enter Mordor via Cirith Ungol, and we have to be provided with some answers. Through the medium of this conversation we get to read Tolkien's explanation of why he chooses this path.