In many respects, Boromir’s struggle is most applicable to our own struggle with pride and its relativism because he is the character in The Lord of the Rings who is seemingly most meant to represent us. He is, after all, the only man in the Fellowship of the Ring. There are four hobbits, one wizard, one king, one elf, one dwarf—and one man. Because he is clearly the representative of humanity within the story itself, he is also, by applicable extension, our representative. This is a somewhat sobering realization because Boromir is the traitor who succumbs to the power of the Ring, seeking to
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