|
|
|
Lecture 16.docx
Lecture_16.docx
Showing 1-2 out of 5
Lecture 16.docx-Lecture 16 Frodo, Sam, and
Lecture_16.docx-Lecture 16 Frodo, Sam, and
Lecture 16.docx-Lecture 16 Frodo,...
Lecture_16.docx-Lecture 16 Frodo, Sam, and
Page 1
Lecture 16
Frodo, Sam, and Gollum
◦
There's the Master-Servant relationship between Frodo and Sam
◦
There's the relationship between Frodo and Gollum (whom he calls Sméagol)
▪
There is importance in Frodo always calling him Sméagol!
▪
By using his pre-Gollum name, this is Frodo trying to get in touch with that possibly
accessible creature (Sméagol) under this creature created by the Ring (Gollum)
▪
When Sméagol says “we,” he means Sméagol, Gollum, and the Ring (it's become a part
of his identity)
◦
Sméagol is a predecessor to the Stoorish Hobbits (they were water folk)
▪
So racially, all 3 are essentially equal
◦
Frodo says to Gollum that “the Ring could ultimately destroy him”
▪
Sam looks at Frodo and sees that Frodo has acquired a kind of power that Sam has never
seen in him before (see the chapter The Black Gate is Closed)
▪
“and such would be my command” to find the important quote
▪
Sméagol is completely devastated by this
▪
Frodo has power over Gollum because Frodo has the Ring
Is Gollum Redeemable?
◦
Possibly! But it seems that, as long as the Ring exists, there is no hope
◦
Things just really don't look good for Gollum
◦
Gandalf and all of the other people allowed him to live, so one might say that Gandalf had
foresight?
▪
But perhaps Gandalf's foresight was just that Gollum has a role to play in the Ring
quest, but nothing personal about Gollum's redemption specifically
▪
What is this role, though? Seems awful...
Page 2
◦
If there's anything redeemable to for Gollum, it would be in The Two Towers
▪
When he makes his decision to go to the east and just be Gollum, he made his decision
and now it's too late
◦
When he's more Sméagol-like, he talks more in the first-person, but when he's more
Gollum-like, he talks more in the third-person
◦
He leads Frodo to the gate, but he's terrified of Mordor (he got tortured there)
◦
When Sam and Frodo are essentially cuddling, we see that Gollum comes over and touches
Frodo and actually seems like a withered Hobbit
▪
The affection of Hobbits is what gives him a chance at redemption!
▪
However, Sam wakes up and yells at Gollum because he doesn't trust Gollum
▪
He later apologizes, but this was Gollum's last chance at redemption and Sam screwed it
up
The Dead Marshes
◦
They've been going to bad-lands, but now they get to the Dead Marshes
◦
Here, we really see Tolkien's memories of World War I coming out
▪
In the battle that Tolkien participated in, you see a wasteland and, as you cross trench-to-
trench, it was not uncommon to see dead bodies in the water
◦
These dead bodies came from the Last Alliance
▪
This is from when, at the end of the Second Age, the Last Alliance of Elves and Men
fought right in front of Mordor
◦
The fact that you can see the bodies still implies that there is a dark enchantment on the
marshes
◦
We also see lights, which can be attributed to “Will-o'-the-Wisp”
Sam and Frodo, Fairy Tale Experience
◦
They see these giant elephants, and all of this other crazy stuff on their journey
Ace your assessments! Get Better Grades
Browse thousands of Study Materials & Solutions from your Favorite Schools
University of California-...
University_of_California-San_Diego
School:
Tolkien_and_Middle_Earth
Course:
Great resource for chem class. Had all the past labs and assignments
Leland P.
Santa Clara University
Introducing Study Plan
Using AI Tools to Help you understand and remember your course concepts better and faster than any other resource.
Find the best videos to learn every concept in that course from Youtube and Tiktok without searching.
Save All Relavent Videos & Materials and access anytime and anywhere
Prepare Smart and Guarantee better grades
Know more
Students also viewed documents
lab 18.docx
lab_18.docx
Course
Course
3
Module5QuizSTA2023.d...
Module5QuizSTA2023.docx.docx
Course
Course
10
Week 7 Test Math302....
Week_7_Test_Math302.docx.docx
Course
Course
30
Chapter 1 Assigment ...
Chapter_1_Assigment_Questions.docx.docx
Course
Course
5
Week 4 tests.docx.do...
Week_4_tests.docx.docx
Course
Course
23
Week 6 tests.docx.do...
Week_6_tests.docx.docx
Course
Course
106
