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Symbolic and Mythic Expression in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Yes, Chosen
11/17/2K6
"But you have been chosen"
-- Gandalf, to Frodo (Fellowship, p. 70)
Supernatural providence finds expression in Frodo inheriting the Ring.
Gandalf explained to Frodo that he was meant to have the Ring. While Frodo does not doubt Gandalf's word, he nevertheless asks why.
Gandalf doesn't know why. Nonetheless it is true: "But you have been chosen" (Fellowship, p. 70).