Compare And Contrast Fellowship Of The Ring And Greed

Most people do not want to think of themselves as selfish and most people are not selfish. Life has a way of forcing everyone into situations that they do not want to be in at some point in time. People’s decisions can be affected by many different things: their family, their friends, their financial situation, their wants, their needs or simply whether they ate breakfast that morning or not. In the book The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien brings out the fact that every day people must make decisions that could change their lives and the lives of those around them completely, whether they choose to make choices for themselves or others is up to them. Not all of the decisions that people make are what they actually want. Sometimes
“Well, Frodo,” said Aragorn at last. “I fear that the burden is laid upon you. You are the Bearer appointed by the Council. Your own way you alone can choose. In this matter I cannot advise you. I am not Gandalf, and though I have tried to bear his part, I do not know what design or hope he had for this hour, if indeed he had any. Most likely it seems that if he were here now the choice would still wait on you. Such is your fate,” (512). Aragorn knew that he could not help Frodo in his decision and Frodo knew that no one could help him. Frodo was very indecisive about choosing whether to go to Minas Tirith or to continue on to Mordor. He had to decide not only his fate but also the fate of the Fellowship. If he led them to Mordor and something bad happened to them, he would feel horrible. But if Frodo led them to Minas Tirith and he did not destroy the ring, then he knew that he would regret not continuing onto Mordor to, once and for all, destroy the ring. Frodo alone had to take responsibility in his decision, not only for the lives of the Fellowship but also for the ring and his own life. He had the fate of the whole world to bear on his shoulders and only he could decide how it would end (512-520). Advice is a good thing to have available when people are facing a tough decision but in the end, it
They decide to “go it alone” because it involves less responsibility and has a lower risk of failure. In the end, Frodo decides to continue alone. He does not want to leave the Fellowship but he also does not want to lead them to their deaths. “It would be the death of you to come with me, Sam,” said Frodo, “and I could not have borne with that,” (525). Frodo could not handle the guilt if anything happened to any of the members of the Fellowship. So he made a decision for himself. It was not necessarily what he wanted to do but he knew that he needed to do it. He gave up his wants for the protection of the Fellowship and the fate of Middle Earth. Frodo could have had a better chance of survival if he would have chosen to continue on with the Fellowship but he decided that they would have a better chance of survival, both physically and mentally, without him. It was not an easy decision to make but it was one that Frodo knew he had to make (525). Many of the decisions that everyone faces are not easy to make, but they need to be made. Some people do not have the courage to make the decision that they know they need to make. They make put off the decision and not think about it or they might choose they decision that they want. The decision that they want is like taking the easy way out, it usually involves less heartbreak and stress