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Essex · 10-23-2003, 06:20 AM

One of the things that made this book so special is that Frodo DID show mercy, even where it was not really deserved.<P>What Tolkien was showing us, in a Christian sense, that if you show Mercy then you will be redeemed, especially if that person you are showing mercy to does not reciprocate.<P>Thus the redemption that Frodo received from his show of Mercy to Gollum was that the quest was fulfilled. i.e. no gollum, no ring in the cracks of doom.

10-23-2003, 06:20 AM	#26
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 886	One of the things that made this book so special is that Frodo DID show mercy, even where it was not really deserved.<P>What Tolkien was showing us, in a Christian sense, that if you show Mercy then you will be redeemed, especially if that person you are showing mercy to does not reciprocate.<P>Thus the redemption that Frodo received from his show of Mercy to Gollum was that the quest was fulfilled. i.e. no gollum, no ring in the cracks of doom.