All that Is Gold Does Not Glitter

Aragorn is the most qualified to bear the ring and cast it into the fires of Mount Doom due to his pure, kind heart, and his immense passion and dedication. Lastly he possesses powerful intellect and knowledge. These character traits would aide him on his journey to demolish and destroy the ring making him the most capable and competent member of the fellowship. It is these very honorable qualities that would best assist him in accomplishing his goal and purpose. In J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring, Aragorn was initially presented as Strider, a queer, strange, scruffy, and grubby character who produced a suspicious ambiance at the inn in Bree making the Hobbits extremely cautious, for they perceived him as a doubtful, devious and untrustworthy person. But it was beneath this strange exterior that his humble and kind heart hid. He was a mighty, respectable warrior in disguise. It is later validated that he is an outstanding individual with clear, honest intentions. It is with these sincere intentions that Frodo and the entire Fellowship was persistently rescued from lurking dangers and hazards. His outer shell did not define the deep integrity and goodness he withheld.

He demonstrates benevolence, kindness, and his pure heart when he saves Frodo from the Ring Wraiths. The Nazgul is ferociously stabbing and piercing Frodo with a sword of steel and poisoned ice. As Frodo is swooning and falling to the ground he catches “a glimpse of Strider leaping out of the darkness with a flaming brand of wood in either hand” (Tolkien 245). Aragorn quickly pushes the evil black rider away and fights it to prevent it from further harming Frodo. It is his immense loyalty and potent, powerful persona that gives him the ...

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...ngs. His knowledge base is so wide and vast that when Frodo asks Strider what he knows he replies, “too much: too many dark things” (Tolkien 205). Aragorn’s comprehension and awareness enables him to properly handle the Nazgul when they stab Frodo. He also expresses immeasurable intellect when he saves the fellowship from Sauron’s Evil Birds.

Aragon’s possession of a kind heart, immense fervor and perseverance and finally his potent persona and knowledge all confirm that he is most eligible member of the fellowship to bear the ring and obliterate it in the fiery bellows of Mount Doom. He is an honorable person, and loyal to his duty. He is a true embodiment of modesty. His scruffy appearance and exterior counteract pride and boastfulness. All of his traits make him the best to eradicate the ring.