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The point for Frodo to go is that it was willed by Eru that he go. A servant does what his master tells him because that's his job. If his master chooses to reward him that's his choice
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Touché.
Very true. But, allegedly, Frodo does not know about Eru? He does not know about Master/Servant relationship? Or, maybe, he knows but in a role of Master (Servant being Sam)
In case you imply Eru worked through him
directly, the freedom is eliminated - that is not Frodo who willed to go, but Eru
through Frodo willed him to go. Rather I'd say, Eru worked through insight in Gandalf, who helped Frodo to will to go - and that shows Frodo's strengh and his humility - he
trusted (in estel sense) in Gandalf, he held a belief that what Gandalf advised was a
right thing to do. Ultimately, Frodo does his duty in allegience to what he thinks is Right, without expectation of reward (I never intended it to sound as if I believed Frodo did what he did to get a ticket to Sanatorium-in-the-West)
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but because as a good person its his nature to do good
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But as a
free person he has the ability no to do it. Why should he not feel guilt is the fact that repentance frees one from guilt, and redemption frees one entirely. Guilt, so to say, is a means to an end, not end in itself - if it leads to repentance and redemption, it is good, but guilt in itself is not good.
I argued elsewhere that (improbably) Frodo-Gollum-Ring make a composite creature towards the end. With the death of latter two, what is left - Frodo, is person free from sin, i.e. already redeemed. And redeemed do not feel guilt - their guilt is over as their sins are cleansed. In a sense, Frodo is dead too - that's why Shire is not for him - living lands are not for the dead. (That last paragraph being diggin too deep into the thing, I suppose)