What was the saddest?

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

There are many sad parts for me.
The one that affecting me the most while reading, and I really cried, was the chapter "The Choices of Master Samwise". The words that Sam utters when he thinks Frodo is dead and the heartwrenching choice he had to make is enough for anyone to cry.

Others parts worth noting on my part are:
~When I thought that Pippin had died (there was a huge knot in my stomach)
~When Theoden died and Eowyn was seriously injured (though I thought she was dead at first too)
~In the appendixes: the story of Aragorn and Arwen and when it tells of Merry and Pippin's deaths.

I think that it is terrible to read about people dying who have devoted their lives to so much (even if they are ficitional). Every character in the book made huge sacrifices.
I did not cry when the characters went to the Grey Havens. I did not fully understand where they were going. A friend told me that it was a metaphor for death... but after doing some more reading I was relieved to find out that they did not die (not then at least) and it made the ending a little less sad for me (yet still sad because of Frodo's pain).

(Wow, how many times can I say "sad" in one post!)

[ October 06, 2002: Message edited by: Tigerlily Gamgee ]