One of the most important parts in JRR Tolkien's The Return of the King was changed for the movie. While I understand the change of the death of Saruman for the change of the ending without the Battle for Hobbiton, I still feel as if the book shows you truly how far the once "White Wizard" falls.
It is found that mercy is seemingly what does him in, in the end. first is the kindness of Treebeard, who finding Saruman a pitiful creature, lets him go, allowing him to escape from the party for the first time.
However, this could not have done much for Saruman as the party meets him on the road with Wormtongue on the way to Elrond's home. They do not even recognize him at first, only seeing him as a poor decrepit beggar. Once again, mercy was extended to him. Gandalf and Galadriel offer a peace and their help to the fallen Wizard, but Saruman scorns them, his pride even at his pitiful, powerless state stopping anyone from helping him anymore. He cries out a curse to them that his demise will be the death of all of them. The party leaves him be to whither.
However, Saruman still had a role to play. In the latter battle for Hobbiton, Saruman is found to be the leader, Sharkey, and was trying to regain some power. His once great might, thousands of orcs under the leadership of the dark lord, all gone because of some Hobbits, that Saruman found not worth his time. That which he scorned as being unimportant was his downfall. And even in the end, he tries to stab Frodo in revenge, Declaring a curse that if any Hobbit kill him, a curse would befall Hobbiton. Even then, Frodo shows him mercy, and the other hobbits do not kill him. It shows just how far he has fallen that his servant, Wormtongue gets so angry with Saruman that he stabs his master, then dies shortly after. Even if their was a curse, Wormtongue saw that it would effect none in Hobbiton.
The Demise of the once powerful being shows just how far one can fall when relying on oneself and the power of others.
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