Summary

Chapter 3: “Mount Doom” opens the next morning. Sam wakes Frodo and pushes him toward Mount Doom. The Hobbits move to the road again. After three days of travel, Frodo falls from exhaustion, so Sam carries Frodo on his back. By nightfall, they reach the foot of the mountain. When they finally reach the top of the mountain, Sam feels weight behind him and falls forward. It is Gollum. Frodo and Gollum struggle. Gollum is stronger, but suddenly Frodo commands him, “Begone, and trouble me no more!” and Gollum falls to his knees.

At the Cracks, Frodo turns to Sam and says he will not complete the quest. He puts the Ring on and vanishes. The Eye of Sauron becomes aware of Frodo. The remaining Nazgul rush to the mountain. Frodo suddenly reappears, his hand bleeding from his severed finger. Gollum steps backward and falls...