Meta-note on LoTR: Towards the Right Question about Frodo #1

[eykar]

Debates as to whether Frodo succeeded in the quest seem fruitless to me, because they cover the same set of facts from different perspectives without ever trying to define success or failure. People probably don't question the terms because they seem simple and straight-forward, but in LoTR nothing is as simple as it first seems. What does '

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[aelfgifu]

Wow- you know- I never thought of going back and seeing what the main actors actually DID say about the Ring. It is amazing that none of them did directly order him to do the deed. And I agree, the idea that Frodo failed is ludicrous given the world set up by Tolkien and the constraints of possibility as set forth for Middle Earth.

VEry nice discussion!