LOTR: Boromir's Plan To Use The Ring Against Sauron Was The Only Logical Option
When the ring is first brought forth at the Council of Elrond, there is an instant debate, verging on starting a physical fight, about what to do with it. Some members of the council suggest it should be given to Tom Bombadil to keep safe, as he suffered none of the rings allure and temptation, but this is discounted because he would not care enough to protect it from the darkness that seeks it. Others suggested it should be hidden in the Undying Lands, out of reach of Sauron, but this too is discounted incase it poisons the last pure lands that the elves can retreat to, and is essentially like releasing sin into heaven.
The only solution left is to destroy the ring, which Gimli attempts without a single hesitation, smacking it with his axe before being sent flying. However, there is one more option that is put forward by Boromir, who argues that taking the ring towards the enemy, and essentially delivering it to his doorstep is essentially suicide, and is doomed to fail.
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When put like that, the “One cannot simply walk into Mordor” and “Not with 10,000 men could you do this” starts to make a lot more sense, and the audience can begin to see things from Boromir’s perspective. Surely leaving two defenseless hobbits (Frodo and Sam) to take the object upon which the entire world depends right into the land where the greatest opponent lives, alongside a whole host of his evil creatures and orcs, as well as far more dangerous things within those lands, seems like the worst plan ever.
Boromir, a noble man of Gondor, who has been preparing to steward over his city and protect his people for his entire life points out that the only logical answer is to “Give
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