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Quote #10
Frodo stirred. And suddenly his heart went out to Faramir. "The storm has burst at last," he thought. "This great array of spears and swords is going to Osgiliath. Will Faramir get across in time? He guessed it, but did he know the hour? And who can now hold the fords when the King of the Nine Riders comes? And other armies will come. I am too late. All is lost. I tarried on the way. All is lost. Even if my errand is performed, no one will ever know. There will be no one I can tell. It will be in vain." Overcome with weakness he wept. And still the host of Morgul crossed the bridge.
Then at a great distance, as if it came out of memories of the Shire, some sunlit early morning, when the day called and doors were opening, he heard Sam's voice speaking. "Wake up, Mr. Frodo! Wake up!" (4.8.25-6)
Frodo is sitting in the middle of direst danger near Minas Morgul, watching a troop of wraiths march out of the fortress, and he thinks suddenly of Faramir? If Shmoop were in his position, we think we'd be too scared for our own skins to worry about Faramir getting across the bridges of Gondor in time. But what suddenly strikes Frodo with such despair is the idea that he is lost in this horrible country on an errand that is fruitless, that no one will ever know about. What draws him out of this "weakness" is the voice of Sam, who reminds Frodo, even if only briefly, that he is not alone. Companionship is at least some help in avoiding despair.