davem, congratulations on the new imac!
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I think it does count as a 'moral failure' on Frodo's part at the end, because of the surrender involved on his part, however small it may have been.
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Rather gutsy of you to directly contradict with the professor!
Concerning the rest of your post, especially from Frodo's perspective, I think most of us are in agreement. Tolkien made it clear in Letters that Frodo did see himself as a broken failure.
Briefly off-topic: how are those two books coming along? (I'm waiting for reviews.)
Grace and peace, --mark12_30