Aragorn returns Pippin’s leaf brooch at ruined Isengard.

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The Two Towers • 1954

Aragorn

One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Aragorn distinguishes valuing something from being unable to release it. A possession becomes a restraint when it prevents the choice a situation requires.

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