Sam certenly was nothing but a common gardener and not a "noble hobbit". Surely, Frodo lived in a nice house but he was a normal person in my opinion. You probably should look to how commonly the character acts and not how much of a common title she/he has. It's all very much about getting the story together. If Aragorn was to be revieled as a poor farmer and just wanted to get home to his farm outside Minas Tirith the story might would have lost some of it's greatness.
[ May 08, 2003: Message edited by: Maeglin ]
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