referred to by Princess of Geekland:
"But I seem to remember a Letter of Tolkien's in which he agrees that perhaps
Sam made the wrong choice; that he gave up hope and allowed Frodo to be
captured, and that decision was made when he started overthinking."
Does anyone have the exact quote? It seems to me that JRRT is being
unduly harsh. When somebody apparently doesn't breathe for several
minutes, has no heartbeat, and doesn't react at the loss of the enchanted item
he's most attached to, it seems perfectly reasonable to conclude that he's
dead.
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LOTR parody fanfic by me and a friend:
http://www.fanfiction.net/profile.php?userid=224369
