Hopelessness and Despair

Going back to a free write we had a while ago, I think the best example of the hopelessness toward the end of the journey is the fat that the only creature that could help Frodo and Sam is Gollum. Gollum, the most pitiful and wretched creature that is the least preferred companion to guide the hobbits around the land of the greatest evil known to middle earth is the most hopeless situation that they could possibly be presented with.