He wants to remain Frodo’s gardener, and he wants to drink beer on the weekends, and he wants to just have a good, slow life. All Sam really wants in life is Rosie Cotton, a sweet family, a nice hole in the ground, and peace. He can continue to be loyal and brave because that’s what’s needed. Well, Sam reasons that the only thing left is to pick up Frodo and carry him (and the ring) into the mountain. So if Sam can’t carry it and Frodo can’t go on, what’s left? He understands now that Frodo has to be the one to carry it into Mount Doom and destroy it himself. He’s tried that already, and it took hold of him almost immediately. It’s destroying Frodo from the inside out, and when he collapses on the mountain, Sam doesn’t know what to do. He’s carried the ring this far, and each step he takes closer to its destruction, its weight, physically and mentally, becomes impossible to hold. They’re literally on Mount Doom, where Sauron’s power is greatest, in the midst of a MASSIVE army of orcs, with Gollum about to try to kill them again. “I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.” And when all hope is lost, when Frodo can’t continue climbing, and later, can’t bring himself to throw the ring into the fire, Sam is there to carry him. He fights off Shelob and orcs by himself to save Frodo. When they’re in enemy territory and Frodo screams at Sam to go home, Sam lets Frodo have his tantrum, takes some time to cool off himself, and then goes after Frodo. When Frodo tries to run away with the ring by himself, Sam runs into the river, despite not knowing how to swim, to ensure Frodo has someone by his side. When Frodo is chosen to carry the ring, Sam runs out from his eavesdropping hiding place again to proclaim he’s going to. Truly, Sam is the most loyal character in the entire trilogy. He has a job, and he intends to put every ounce of effort into that job. And later, when Gandalf makes him promise not to lose Frodo, he takes that promise very seriously. He’s scared of wizards, that much is clear when he begs Gandalf not to hurt him, but he’s willing to face, at the time, one of his greatest fears to make sure that his friend is okay. But why is Sam eavesdropping that night? Because he cares so deeply about Frodo that when he sees Gandalf being all doom and gloom, he wants to make sure that Frodo’s okay. There’s a 0% chance he was trimming Frodo’s window box when Gandalf pulls him out of the garden and asks him what’s he heard.
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