Why Frodo is so misunderstood and underrated character?

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Lotrelf

What about those who claim to have read books for decades? I often see such folks on Facebook who completely fail to understand him. Many article/essay writers tend to have this problem as well.

You mean, you don't think those people understand Frodo the way you do.
I think it's interesting that Tolkien did not consider Frodo to be the "hero" of the story, but Sam.

Different people are going to like/dislike things done by Frodo, and all other characters, colored by their own personalities and beliefs. What one reader considers heroic, another may see as merely stupid. That's the beauty of books: people take from them what they put into them.