I would suggest that this idealization of Bilbo into an angelic figure was because people were getting Bilbo and Frodo mixed up, but the fact is that Frodo actually is a self-sacrificing cinnamon bun and he didn’t get nearly the level of idealization in fandom that Bilbo does, I swear to fuckin’ Mahal
Boromir: you carry the fate of us all, little one
Frodo: i’m literally ten years older than you
Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.
“He stepped quickly away, and eyed with alarm the tall Man, nearly twice his height and many times his match in strength. ‘Why are you so unfriendly? said Boromir. ‘I am a true man, neither theif nor tracker. I need your Ring: that you know now; but I give you my word that I do not desire to keep it. Will you not at least let me make trial of my plan? Lend me the Ring!’ ‘No! no!’ cried Frodo.”
Aw Yiss 