Smeagol doesn’t want to be controlled, he simply doesn’t understand that there can be more to life than the reliance he built on the ring. The first part of the song represents the good side of Smeagol, the part of him that wants to be good. The song by Emiliana Torrini says it all. There is so much meaning, so much wonder to his characterization. The relationship between Gollum and Smeagol itself is breathtaking. In the hands of Gollum, it becomes a corrupting habit. The ring represents temptation and power lust. Every action Smeagol takes is controlled by Gollum, who is, himself, controlled by the ring. Smeagol’s new nearly permanent companion, Gollum, becomes the shoulder devil, in a sense. I would say killing your cousin for a piece of jewelry would qualify as traumatic. A bit of a side note: psychology research has shown that, those who suffer from multiple personality disorder received their other personalities as a result of a traumatic experience. It seems that Gollum became an alternate personality for Smeagol. Everything he once was is left behind and his mind is affected by that of another. The power of the ring affected Smeagol to the point where he would kill to have it. Deagol stumbled on the ring in the middle of the lake. One day, while fishing with his cousin Deagol, the ring is discovered. He lived a life in a small place with a beautiful lake, which Stoors love. Smeagol starts out as a humble creature, similar to a Hobbit, called a Stoor. My ultimate favorite character of Tolkien’s middle earth has to be Gollum! The immensity of his character is amazing! And I have to say Andy Serkis pulls it off PERFECTLY!
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