How would you explain sam’s determination to stay with frodo no matter what? how would you explain the change in him as a result of meeting and talking with elves? as the story progresses, in what ways does sam become essential to frodo’s success and to a successful outcome to the quest? is it right that frodo and sam are setting off alone on the last stage of the quest? how have frodo and sam grown since we first met them?

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.