Peregrin ‘Pippin’ Took and Meriadoc ‘Merry’ Brandybuck

He spends his days in Tom Bombadil’s house and still unmarried. Yet, as the Istari, he knows the consequences for not following the applied norm. “... The Third Age of the world is ended, and the new age is begun; and it is your task to order its beginning and to preserve what may be preserved. For though much has be en saved, much must now pass away…” Tolkien 154. ‘to preserve what may be preserved’ means the heteronormativity that applied after Aragorn’s marriage; ‘much must now pass away’ could be inferred that those who are not following the heteronormative norm must take the consequences by being punished. In a conversation with Barliman, Gandalf says, “…Then the Greenway will be opened again, and his messengers will come north, and there will be comings and goings, and the evil things will be driven out of the waste-lands ” 170. It is stated that the king will banish the ‘evil’ in Middle-earth. According to plato.standford.edu ‘evil’ can be divided into two different concept, broad and narrow. Evil in the broad sense includes any bad state of affairs, wrongful action, or character flaw. Hence, the meaning of ‘evil’ in the quotation could be referred to the deviant category - doing wrongful action according to heteronormative norm applied in Middle-earth - includes Gandalf himself. When others manage to have a happy life by following the heteronormativity order, Gandalf who remains unmarried leaves Middle-earth, heading to Valinor. In this departure, Gandlaf said, “…Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil ” p.196. This lines ‘comes the ends of our fellowship’ means that the normative and non-normative should be separated because they cannot line up together in the society, where one achieve rewards and the others receive punishment.

5. Frodo Baggins

Frodo is an important character in the story and if fact, the most famous of all Hobbits. He is the one who holds the duty as the ring bearer, makes him as a leading role of the f ellowship. Elrond trusted the ring to Frodo because “the hearts of men are easily corrupted ” Jackson, Felowship of the Rings. Along with Sam, he goes to Mount Doom to destroy the ring power. However, unlike Sam, he remains unmarried until the end, that placed him as no- normative character. He will not marry either because he is expecting Sam to be with him, yet Sam’s decision is beyond expectation. “When all was at last ready Frodo said: When are you going to move in and join me, Sam? Sam looked a bit awkward. There is no need to come yet, if you dont want to, said Frodo. But you know the Gaffer is close at hand, and he will be very well looked after by Widow Rumble. ‘It s not that, Mr. Frodo,’ said Sam, and he went very red. Well, what is it? Its Rosie, Rose Cotton, said Sam. It seems she didnt like my going abroad at all, poor lass; but as I hadnt spoken, she couldnt say so. And I didnt speak, because I had a job to do first. But now I have spoken, and she says: “Well, youve wasted a year, so why wait longer?” “Wasted?” I says. “I wouldnt call it that.” Still I see what she means. I feel torn in two, as you might say. ‘I see, said Frodo; you want to get married…’ p.192 Frodo expects that Sam refuses to move with him because of his father, but he finds out that Sam is getting married, that means he lines up with the heteronormativity. Substantively, Sam has already made up his plan to get married long before Frodo realizes it. In Rivendel when they meet Biblo, he gave Sam present, a bag of gold that Bilbo declare it as ‘the last drop of Smaug vintage’. He said, “May come in useful, if you think of getting married, Sam. Sam blushed ” p.166. This part is counter arguing some