Matter of choice

[MatthewM]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Is that a challenge?

haha, indeed

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Honestly though, excellent post (I wish there was a thumbs up smilie)

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Boromir88

And this causes Boromir's ultimate downfall to the Ring. His narrow-mindedness in seeing a short term solution, believing that only through strength can Gondor win. He did not have the knowledge, or trust to hope in the way that those silly wise people did.

Silly wise people...

Oh and that quote from the Letter #192 is very interesting. I've read it before, but that just refreshed my memory, and when I read it I immediately made the connection Frodo = Mercy, in which he had all along, as did Faramir, two of the story's chief heroes.