The Lord of the Rings is a timeless literary masterpiece and a benchmark for storytelling across all mediums. It's hard to conceive of a way Tolkien's story could possibly be improved, being an exemplary example of characterization, plot, and world-building. One could, however, argue that Frodo dying at the end of The Return of the King would have provided a more fitting outcome for the hobbit hero.

The scene would happen at Mount Doom. Perhaps in a moment of sudden clarity, Frodo realizes the One Ring has corrupted him beyond repair and he can no longer release it willingly, so he grasps the Ring and falls into the fires with it. Or maybe Frodo fades away on the side of Mount Doom after the Ring is destroyed, beset by exhaustion and darkness, clutching Sam's hand until the very

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