Those are great points, obloquy, but I think that reason that Sam get recognized more for those qualities is because he did not start out great. Gandalf was great from the beginning... it was through pain and sacrifice that Sam became everything that he was. I don't think he ever had a chance to express such things before then.
It's kind of like today, people look up more to those that make something of nothing... rather than starting with a lot and ending with a lot as well.
Gandalf was sent to Middle Earth to be great... it was a big part of his purpose on that land. Sam was just an ordinary gardner... nothing great was ever expected of him; but nevertheless, he did great things.
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06-17-2003, 07:18 PM
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