The Light in Gollum's Eyes - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 06-26-2002, 07:24 AM

Reading the section in the Two Towers having to do with Frodo and Sam guided by Gollum is what got me thinking about this. I had recalled the incident of Sam watching the two halves of Gollum in debate over Frodo, but what really heated up my curiosity was as the two hobbits are led by G up the stairs of Cirith Ungol. There, in the dark, they can see the light of his eyes reflecting off the wall - at least that's what I remember - I haven't gotten that far in my current reading again.

Thanks for the clarification, Elanor, Guinevere and Child.

So the general consensus is that there is no relation between the light in Gollum's eyes and that in Frodo's face? Obviously, Gollum's light is either not-so-bad or downright evil whereas Frodo's light is his spirit coming through as it is refined (I'd rather not say purified) by his struggle against the Ring. But the Ring is the cause of both lights, nonetheless, and that's the connection I'm interested in. Any thoughts?

06-26-2002, 07:24 AM	#8
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Reading the section in the Two Towers having to do with Frodo and Sam guided by Gollum is what got me thinking about this. I had recalled the incident of Sam watching the two halves of Gollum in debate over Frodo, but what really heated up my curiosity was as the two hobbits are led by G up the stairs of Cirith Ungol. There, in the dark, they can see the light of his eyes reflecting off the wall - at least that's what I remember - I haven't gotten that far in my current reading again. Thanks for the clarification, Elanor, Guinevere and Child. So the general consensus is that there is no relation between the light in Gollum's eyes and that in Frodo's face? Obviously, Gollum's light is either not-so-bad or downright evil whereas Frodo's light is his spirit coming through as it is refined (I'd rather not say purified) by his struggle against the Ring. But the Ring is the cause of both lights, nonetheless, and that's the connection I'm interested in. Any thoughts?