I would recommend looking at Lord Raglan's list of hero elements. I found a website with his list and Joseph Campbell's list. Lord Raglan and Campbell will give you a good idea of how Frodo is the archetypal hero (and so is Aragorn, for that matter).
http://www.hi.is/~terry/Heroes.htm
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