Women vs. desire of the ring

[Inziladun]

I wonder how a female Hobbit would have fared against the Ring's temptation. As well as Frodo? What would the Ring have had as a tool to pry its way into their hearts? Lobelia Sackville-Baggins probably would've seen herself with Bag End and the world's supply of silver spoons.

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

I wonder how a female Hobbit would have fared against the Ring's temptation. As well as Frodo? What would the Ring have had as a tool to pry its way into their hearts? Lobelia Sackville-Baggins probably would've seen herself with Bag End and the world's supply of silver spoons.

Interesting question! We don't know much about female Hobbits, since Tolkien never used them in an important sort of sense. The only female Hobbits we 'know' of are Rosie and Lobelia. They seem to be very traditional, very unlike the elves. As in you'd probably never see a female Hobbit go to war, or even learn something beyond gardening, sewing or cooking (did any Hobbit learn much more than that? ). So I'd say that the psyche of the female would be that she couldn't carry the Ring, and that would hinder her, if nothing else.

[Galadriel55]

If Smeagol's beloved grandmother took the Ring away from him, what do you think would have happened to her? How'd she be tempted? To become the most prominent and respectful member of their settlement?

[doug*platypus]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

If Smeagol's beloved grandmother took the Ring away from him, what do you think would have happened to her? How'd she be tempted? To become the most prominent and respectful member of their settlement?

Difficult to say without knowing more about her, but I think it's safe to say that she would have fallen sooner or later, one way or the other. The Ring had an exceptional power to tempt and eventually corrupt. Gandalf feared to wield it, Elrond shunned to hide it, and even Frodo attempted to claim it at the last. I don't think female gender would be sufficient protection against its evil!

I could see Éowyn falling under the Ring's sway just as easily as I could her brother, or Háma the Doorward of Théoden.

I have to agree with Inziladun on this one. I imagine that given the chance, we would have heard a similar speech from Eowyn's lips as we heard from Boromir's, what with the driving the hosts of Mordor and having everyone flock to her banner and all.