Frodo or the Ring?

[HerenIstarion]

this monthly theme is a great thing indeed. I came to this topic through main page and I really enjoyed rereading this discussion. (good old times when I was not so busy and had time for more serious posting, not only meddling with quote game).

And I have found some point in my own posts on the subject I left unanswered. when I said Frodo was white-on-black in Mordor and grey in Ithilien, I meant his mental picture contrasted with the mental picture of his surroundings. I need accurate wording. Ok, to quote Mithadan, I can hear swords sharpened as I type - the land itself on ME has it's mentality (remember "rocks listening" thirstily the sound of laughter, never heard in mordor for ages?), which can be detected visually while wearing the ring of power - Sam sees the grey rocks near Cirith Ungol as being darker and solider when he puts on the ring. And Frodo, being (in general) person of a good will, though not faultless, appeared grey in Ithilien, where land's mentality was not so dark (yet, for Sauron's will was not imposed on it for long) than in his old place in Mordor, where the land itself became like it's master, black. simple visual effect - my grey macintosh may appear white in the dark, yet under the sun it is grey.