LOTR: Does Faramir Actually Find Boromir's Body In The River, Or Is It A Vision?
One of the biggest themes in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is the connection of love, and how it binds the characters to one another, no matter how their journey cross and part ways. This can be seen with Aragorn and Arwen, who love each other no matter the distance and time they must spend apart; with Sam and Frodo, who stay together right to the very end despite Frodo trying to leave his friend behind; and with Gandalf and the fellowship, because he manages to find his way back to them, even after he gives his life defending them from the attack of the Balrog.
But possibly one of the most tragic relationships in the trilogy, one that is full of both love and pain, admiration and belittling, brief joys and great sorrows, is that of Faramir and his older brother Borormir. There are lots of extended scenes in the movies in which viewers see the bond between the two being tested by their cruel father, and his constant championing of one and degrading of the other. Yet throughout it all, they stay loyal, and their souls stay intertwined, long after Boromir dies protecting the hobbits from the Uruk-hai.
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In fact, they are so linked that Faramir is persuaded to trust Frodo and Sam when he finds them sneaking through the lands with Gollum as their guide. Despite the terrible things that have been done to his people by the enemy, and despite his duty to protect Gondor from all trespassers, he trusts the hobbits purely on the basis that they knew his brother. He is of course keen to hear all that he can of their adventures with him, of the events that passed since the fellowship set out from Rivendell, and of what transpired to bring his noble and mighty brother to his
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