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For Eyes to See as Can  by Larner 1 Review(s)
GamgeeFestReviewed Chapter: 16 on 4/18/2006
It is rather sad to think that the Baggins family is no more in the Shire. Sam pays tribute to them in the only way he can, by naming his sons after his masters. Frodo's restlessness is well portrayed here and those dreams sound frightening indeed. We know what they mean, even if he doesn't fully understand them yet himself.

Author Reply: I agree about how sad the family of Baggins has declined almost to non-existence. But there will be Bilbos and Frodos there, I think.

I wanted to explore how the Ring might have affected Frodo early on, before it was quite awake; and these dreams pushed themselves into the story. It ties into the discussion Frodo and Gandalf have of them in The Acceptable Sacrifice as well, as somehow Frodo began dealing with them to keep the Ring from endangering those around him.

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