Gollum do you pity him or hate him? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Orual · 12-30-2002, 07:53 PM

I think that even Sam pitied Gollum, to some extent. When he had a chance to kill Gollum, he didn't. It would have been justified--Gollum had just attacked them, after betraying them and leading them to what he had hoped would be certain death--but he didn't. So I think that his early "tie him up and leave him here" was simply mistrust rather than a lack of pity.

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12-30-2002, 07:53 PM	#1
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	I think that even Sam pitied Gollum, to some extent. When he had a chance to kill Gollum, he didn't. It would have been justified--Gollum had just attacked them, after betraying them and leading them to what he had hoped would be certain death--but he didn't. So I think that his early "tie him up and leave him here" was simply mistrust rather than a lack of pity. ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"