The True Hero of The Lord of the Rings - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

08-29-2003, 01:04 AM

In my opinion, the true hero in Lord of the Rings does not exist.
Think about what a hero means. He or she must be without any failures, maybe supernatural, and never ordinary. So how can for example Frodo be a hero?
Of course, central characters exist, for me it is Gandalf standig for the good, and Saruman for the evil. Both are very powerful, think about their origin! Gandalf and Saruman are the central characters, until the end of the "two towers".

In "The Return of the King" I can't find any main or central characters at all. There are only the two big armies, lead by some characters who might be important, but you cannot find any central chars. This book shows, for me, the typical black and white scheme in the exteme ( no real main chars, just a big battle with many, shortly described characters).

so what do you think?

08-29-2003, 01:04 AM	#5
Deagol Guest Posts: n/a	In my opinion, the true hero in Lord of the Rings does not exist. Think about what a hero means. He or she must be without any failures, maybe supernatural, and never ordinary. So how can for example Frodo be a hero? Of course, central characters exist, for me it is Gandalf standig for the good, and Saruman for the evil. Both are very powerful, think about their origin! Gandalf and Saruman are the central characters, until the end of the "two towers". In "The Return of the King" I can't find any main or central characters at all. There are only the two big armies, lead by some characters who might be important, but you cannot find any central chars. This book shows, for me, the typical black and white scheme in the exteme ( no real main chars, just a big battle with many, shortly described characters). so what do you think?