One more interesting curveball we have to touch on here is the concept of Elvish aging and maturity. While there's plenty of room to introduce Celeborn and her daughter Celebrían moving forward, at the moment, Galadriel feels like an extension of her brother's storyline, the same way Aragorn couldn't escape Isildur's narratively isolated infamy. In the same way that Aragorn's prominent link to Isildur overshadows his story in Jackson's films, Galdriel's principal connection to a single family member has inordinately influenced how she acts in the "Rings of Power" narrative.
This has the effect of portraying Aragorn as a larger-than-life character who is inherently inaccessible to a lowly Hobbit, yet willing to come down to their level. In the Middle-earth world, those books are supposed to have been written by Bilbo and Frodo themselves: if you pay attention, there's almost always a Hobbit in the room, giving the reader an accessible way to experience the story. Tolkien wrote "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" from the perspective of Halflings. If book Aragorn feels too good to be true, that isn't a mistake. Tolkien masterfully balances these two extremes of humbleness and self-confidence, crafting a truly heroic character that is the stuff of legends. I am but the heir of Isildur, not Isildur himself." At the Council of Elrond, he tells Boromir, "Little do I resemble the figures of Elendil and Isildur as they stand carven in their majesty in the halls of Denethor. He's even smart enough not to set false expectations about what he can do for his people. He's still a servant leader who puts the less fortunate first, has a sense of humor, and is able to talk with others without making them feel inferior. In other words, book Aragorn is confident, not cocky. He even publicly declares a similar sentiment to the entire Council of Elrond shortly before this point.
He even says, "And the Sword-that-was-Broken shall be re-forged ere I set out to war." Yes, Aragorn decides to reforge Andúril in the books. In "The Fellowship of the Ring" book, when Frodo finds out that Strider is coming with him on the quest, Aragorn confidently states that he and Boromir are temporarily joining the Fellowship on their way back to Gondor. After that point, the Ranger repeatedly reiterates the fact that he is the heir of Elendil and Isildur and that his destiny is to sit on the throne in Minas Tirith. He knows it and is utterly secure in that fact from the first instance that Frodo and company meet him at the Prancing Pony in Bree. He doesn't slowly come to the realization that his destiny is to be a king. He is a king born into exile and awaiting his chance to return to his rightful realm in glory and power. Aragorn has a special place in Tolkien's writings.
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