Although he was also loyal to the other characters in the story, he only owed his allegiance to those that supported Frodo in his mission. His deep sense of loyalty and devotion to Frodo underscored the fact that he believed that only Frodo had the power to destroy the ring. His role was to help Frodo retrieve and destroy it. To him, the ring was ‘evil’ and thus, deserved to be cast away or destroyed. He did not understand the mightiness of the Ring. Thus, his actions were motivated by the desire to protect Frodo. As aforementioned, Sam was Frodo’s loyal servant who fought so hard to protect his master from harm. On the other hand, Sam was not chosen to carry the ring because he owed his loyalty to Frodo. Thus, the ring was safer with Frodo, which made him the ring bearer. In this regard, unlike the men and the elves in the story, the powerful ring safe could not tempt him. In the story, Frodo, being a hobbit, was considered to have a pure heart. In addition, Gandalf, on several instances, said that Frodo was destined to be the ring bearer for two reasons first, his uncle, Bilbo Baggins, retrieved the ring during the struggle involving Gollum and a goblin and thus, Frodo was an automatic heir and second, the prophecy said that the ring must be borne by a hobbit. He took up the duty of protecting the ring, which made him the ring bearer. Thus, Frodo, once again, took the ring for safekeeping. However, later the Council meeting discovered that Rivendell was not a suitable place to house the mighty ring. Bilbo, Frodo’s uncle, passed the One Ring to his nephew to take it to Rivendell, which he believed would be a safe place to keep it. In the story, there are many reasons why Frodo was chosen to carry the One Ring. He also retrieved and returned the ring to Frodo after learning that he had survived the Shelob’s attack. Like a loyal companion, Sam protected Frodo from harm in many battles during the quest. Gandalf chose Sam to accompany Frodo to Rivendell to retrieve the One Ring from Bilbo and destroy it. Their friendship was based on loyalty, trust, and devotion. Although Sam is Frodo’s servant (a gardener), the way they related extended beyond a simple master-servant relationship. In both the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and their film adaptations, Sam Gamgee, the character, was a hobbit who becomes Frodo Baggins’ close friend in his quest for the ‘One Ring’. Updated: Apr 15th, 2021 The relationship between Sam and Frodo
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