Hobbit Resilience To the Ring.....

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Jessica Jade wrote:

The Ring is like a burning glass by which all of the selfishness, greed, and desire to dominate can be brought into focus.

To my mind the Ring not only brings to light the darkest sides of the owner's nature, but also tends to fulfill his wishes (in it's own evil way). Thus Isildur, as a worrior, got killed in a battle. Smeagorl, who was after dark secrets and mysteries even before he got the Ring, got his share of darkness. Boromir wanted the Ring for nothing else than to defend his city and people. And perhaps the Ring would give him sich power, only to invite Sauron later, as he had been inviter to Numenor.
Now Bilbo, it seems to me, didn't dream of much else as to return safely from his adventure with the dwarfs (and the Ring helped a lot with that) and live happily ever after not being bothered by neighbours and relatives (for which purpose he also used the Ring). The same is true about Frodo, I mean the love for quiet life, plus the desire to rid the world of the Ring, which the Ring itself couldn't eventually beat.
So I support the idea that it was easier for hobbits to resist corruption thanks to their simple lives and pure minds. It's hard to speak for the whole people, but these two simply didn't have any of the desires that could be perverted by the Ring to its evil purpose.