does Frodo truely find the peace he deserved in the grey havens? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

fortheshire · 09-03-2010, 07:39 PM

Just recently I watched the lord of the rings extended editions and i fell in love with them. i had seen them when i was younger but now i have so much more appreciation for the books and movies. the story and world tolkien created is truely masterpiece, and i think the movies do a great job of putting his creation in picture.
the story of the ring was emotional, exciting, heart and just really powerful.
but.. the end just wasnt fulfilling as i hoped it would be for me. All along frodos quest from when he recieves his burden and is almost to the crack of doom, i was anticipating the time when frodo is finally lifted and free from the ring. i thought the whole belief was that once the ring was destroyed, all that was evil from it was destroyed and especially, frodo would be free at last.
it was kind of a roller coaster after the ring was destroyed, i felt really happy after the ring was destroyed and middle earth had been saved. then frodo at last returns to the shire. my mood started to change, when frodo still seemed unsettled even after the ring was destroyed. that wasnt right at all.
the end was really powerful for me. i felt at last, after all these ups and downs, frodo had found the peace he deserved. sacrificing all that he could for middle earth, he was so selfless. he had to give up his friends, basically all his past life he knew and missed.
i thought that was really sad but happy that he woulld go to the grey havens, where he would find peace. he had to, for all he had done.

but im still torn inside because ive read some things online about life in the grey havens. im not sure where the writing came from, but it seemed like tolkiens, and it was about how frodo still wasnt free from the ring completely in the heaven-like place. he still was going through some torment and couldnt get over the pain, i couldnt stand that.
is this really in the story? or is it something made up? because i really am upset if thats true. frodo cant just suffer for so long, its so not right.
maybe im more emotional over this because i have more of an understanding of suffering than other people. i know how it feels, i can relate to frodo so much, cause i suffer from panic attacks and anxiety.

09-03-2010, 07:39 PM	#1
fortheshire Newly Deceased Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1	does Frodo truely find the peace he deserved in the grey havens? Just recently I watched the lord of the rings extended editions and i fell in love with them. i had seen them when i was younger but now i have so much more appreciation for the books and movies. the story and world tolkien created is truely masterpiece, and i think the movies do a great job of putting his creation in picture. the story of the ring was emotional, exciting, heart and just really powerful. but.. the end just wasnt fulfilling as i hoped it would be for me. All along frodos quest from when he recieves his burden and is almost to the crack of doom, i was anticipating the time when frodo is finally lifted and free from the ring. i thought the whole belief was that once the ring was destroyed, all that was evil from it was destroyed and especially, frodo would be free at last. it was kind of a roller coaster after the ring was destroyed, i felt really happy after the ring was destroyed and middle earth had been saved. then frodo at last returns to the shire. my mood started to change, when frodo still seemed unsettled even after the ring was destroyed. that wasnt right at all. the end was really powerful for me. i felt at last, after all these ups and downs, frodo had found the peace he deserved. sacrificing all that he could for middle earth, he was so selfless. he had to give up his friends, basically all his past life he knew and missed. i thought that was really sad but happy that he woulld go to the grey havens, where he would find peace. he had to, for all he had done. but im still torn inside because ive read some things online about life in the grey havens. im not sure where the writing came from, but it seemed like tolkiens, and it was about how frodo still wasnt free from the ring completely in the heaven-like place. he still was going through some torment and couldnt get over the pain, i couldnt stand that. is this really in the story? or is it something made up? because i really am upset if thats true. frodo cant just suffer for so long, its so not right. maybe im more emotional over this because i have more of an understanding of suffering than other people. i know how it feels, i can relate to frodo so much, cause i suffer from panic attacks and anxiety.