What was Frodo's temptation

[Gordis]

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Couldn't Frodo's deepest desire - his one 'flaw', if that's not too strong a word - have been something as simple and human as the wish to be accepted and respected by the community he lived in?

I don't think you are on the right tack here. If t were his deepest desire, he could have worked in this direction long before the Quest and obtained wondrous results. Frodo was a Baggins, the wealthy heir of a very respectable family, the owner of Bag End, not some poor gardener or miller. He could have easily become Mayor of the Shire if he had just set his mind on it (and the Ring he kept could have helped a lot). But it seems the attitude of other hobbits towards him bothered him little. He was more interested in lonely strolls, chatting with Elves and Dwarves and reading books.