![]() ![]() Frodo has a wizard, an elf, a dwarf and a king’s heir to go with him. The moment is when he decides to abandon that hiding place and be the first to declare that Frodo will not go to Mordor alone. ![]() Hiding, however, is not the defining moment. He could have not cared-the ring and everything surrounding it has thrown his life into disarray-yet Frodo is there, and so he puts himself there also. He could very easily have stayed in his room or walked among the beautiful gardens, but instead he hides himself where he can listen to what is being said. Frodo is summoned to the meeting, but Sam is not. One of the most defining and memorable moments in Sam’s love and devotion is displayed at the end of the Council of Elrond. He willingly disregards himself and loses himself in caring for Frodo and never asks for any gratitude in return. This watchfulness is ever after present in their friendship. It becomes his purpose to keep a close eye on Frodo, making the transition from passive acquaintance to active friend. Sam is aware of the change in his master and begins spying on him. Strangers are lurking around the Shire and Frodo begins to withdraw. Once their current standing is established, things start to change. It makes it immediately clear that Sam holds Frodo in the highest regard and is very prepared to serve him. Doing so is a simple choice that is often passed over, yet it sets the groundwork of their bond. A great amount of time has passed between them in friendship from friend and playmate to gardener and employer. Would he have jumped straight from his flower pots at Bag End to stabbing Shelob with Sting? Where did his intense love and loyalty come from? Over the course of the story the reader comes to understand that Sam’s devotion to Frodo is one of constant choice and of giving far more than is asked of him.įrom the very first pages of The Fellowship of the Ring the reader finds Sam and Frodo as two friends who have grown up together. Then the reader is reminded that he starts out as Frodo’s gardener. And, at the end of all things, Sam carrying Frodo up the empty black slopes of Mount Doom. Sam hunkering down in the garden below Frodo’s window, eavesdropping the ring of his shout as he jumps out of hiding at the Council of Elrond and declares that Frodo won’t go to Mordor alone all of the sleepless nights Sam passes to watch over Frodo and keep him safe from Gollum. At the mere mention of his name many images rise to the minds of fans and pull at their hearts. ![]()
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