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And so each of us, as readers, feels a natural empathy towards either Sam or Frodo, largely dependent on our own ideals and attitudes towards life. We may respect and admire them both, but there is one who will tug more natually at our heart.
Has anyone else sensed this in their reading?
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Brilliant post, I know excactly what you are talking about.
My hobbit is Frodo, I just cant imagine Sam as the ringbearer, he was strong because of his love to Frodo, I think the ring would have taken controll over him pretty soon. If Sam had made the descissions they would have killed Gollum when they first encountered him, and so the task would have failed.