In 'The Lord of the Rings', the _real_ hero was
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Samwise Gamgee!!! How is he not listed Geoffrey??!!pic.twitter.com/0gPPsMFGu7
Because there's a difference between a sidekick and a hero?
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I'd say there's a difference between Sam and the other typical "sidekicks" we see, like Ron from Harry Potter for example. Harry had to be the strong one for them all, while in TLOTR's case, Sam was the strong one
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Sam also has to live in the world whereas Frodo sails of into the West
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Sam literally carried Frodo into Mount Doom. What is wrong with you man?!
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If sidekicks weren't occasionally useful, heroes wouldn't bother having them.
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I picked gandalf because it's correct, but sam should at least be an optionhttps://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/6238/did-tolkien-really-explicitly-consider-sam-the-true-hero-of-the-lord-of-the-ring …
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He is the one who makes it home. There has to be something in that.
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I assume you are talking about the book? Sam was the bravest. The whole enterprise was carried on his shoulders.
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