Did Frodo REALLY volunteer to Bear the Ring?

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Ivriniel

Did Frodo really volunteer for the Quest, as if truly he could have been 'self-sacrificing' when he got up at the Council of Elrond.

I don't buy it. I never have, down deep. I mistrusted Frodo in Rivendell, from the beginning. Am I being too hard on Frodo? Or Am I being wise?

what do you guys think and why?

I'm not really sure what you're getting at, Ivriniel.

If you have some Evil!Frodo theory that he had no intention of doing the right thing but was planning a nefarious double-cross (or something)- well, you need to come up with actual evidence. (I know I keep saying this kind of thing, but it does seem to me that people at times almost forget that fictional characters- or places, or things- cannot have a "real" existence independent of anything written about them- i.e. they are not historical). Besides, motives aside, the fact is that he *did* volunteer, according to the text of "The Lord of the Rings".

Tolkien does of course famously play with the "translator conceit", implying that there *is* a "real" version out there- but, again, a conceit is all it is. Now, if your theory is that Frodo falsified the account of what happened at the Council in the Red Book in order to make himself look better, then you need to show some reason why you think we're meant to infer this.

And if neither of those is what you were getting at, I apologise for wasting your time- but I do also think you could be a bit clearer.
Edit: x'd with Andsigil and Ivriniel.