Missing the Mark

9/25/12
Passage from the text:
“There was a hush, and all turned their eyes on Frodo. He was shaken by a sudden shame and fear; and he felt a great reluctance to reveal the Ring, and a loathing of its touch. He wished he were far away.”

Pg#: 240

Commentary: [Connect]
I’m pretty sure that Tolkien intended for the Ring to symbolize sin. So far Frodo has worn the ring thrice; once to make sure that the Ring still worked, another time the ring was in his pocket and it slipped on his hand by chance, the last time was when the Black Riders were upon Frodo and out of fear he put it on. Curiosity, carelessness, and a lack of firmness were the causes of Frodo’s ring dawning. Sin evokes shame when brought into the open. So far the ring seems to represent sin (in general); Frodo is 33 and he’s been sent on a mission to get rid of the ring (which would support a Christ figure theory).