[Reyna Evergreen]

I agree completely, but I have one thing to say; it's called a PLOT.
If Boromir hadn't been there to mess things up, would these stories be as interesting as they are? Without him, the Fellowship may not have seperated, but think, if they would have stayed together, no one would have gone to Fangorn, and a huge chunk of the book would not even exist. Plus, Sam and Frodo would not have been alone to develop that strong relationship between themsleves, and Gollum might not have trusted that big of a group. It also takes away the effect at the end of the story, when everyone reunites and it becomes all happy (that is, if you don't count when the Fellowship ends..but all godds things must end at one point or another so...blah)
I think that Boromir was the right person to go..but then again, I may be insane and just completely missing the point! ^^