• Doug [he/him]@midwest.social
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    3 years ago

    I see what you’re saying, but Frodo literally couldn’t have done it without Sam. We see that directly.

    We don’t know if it could happen the other way around or not because that’s not the story we were told.

    I’m not trying to diminish what Frodo did but it seems to me the statement “Frodo was the only individual in the world that could do what he did” does so for Sam’s contributions.

    Honestly all of it wouldn’t have worked without all of the surviving Fellowship’s (plus Gollum) actions, but Sam’s are the most direct.

    It seems to me there’s a reason that Aragorn didn’t bow to Frodo, but all four of the Hobbits. They were all simple folk, not warriors who achieved great things with plenty of sacrifice. Elevating Frodo does a disservice to the others.