Does LoTR have a Central Character?

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

A Gollum thread:

Is Gollum really the Hero of LotR?

For a long time, I (and many others) believed that Gollum was the hero of LotR, because he destroyed the Ring. I've always been of the impression that some inner part of Smeagol that was still good and true fought over the evil for just a moment long enough to cast himself into the fire and end...

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[Radaghast]

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