In the novel, Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R Tokien, Frodo's best friend Sam act at first as the readers best friend, but as the novel continues Sam actions become more and more heroic, ultimately triumphing morally over his best friend and main character Frodo's actions, Sam literally carrying Frodo to the fires of mount doom to destroy the ring. Frodo would have not only failed his mission without Sam, but would have been killed. Tolkien stresses the import and necessity of friendship in one's life in order to succeed and triumph over challenges presented to us.
At the beginning of the novel Sam is reluctant to even leave the Shire, stopping to linger at the farthest point he's been from home. Frodo helps him find his bearings as a traveler and also helps build up his confidence. As the characters travel through book 1-3 their relationship remains this way, but when Frodo starts to be taken by the rings power Sam more and more becomes the strength behind the mission. The entrance of Gollum marks Sam's strength of mind over Frodo's. Signifying that Frodo couldn't get by without a little help from his friends.
When Gollum decides to murder Frodo and take the ring, only Sam sees the evil happening while Frodo still believes that Gollum is on their side. When Gollum tricks Frodo into believing that Sam had eaten the last of their food, Frodo believed Gollum and not Sam and Sam was sent away. This fell right into Gollum's plan of taking Frodo to be eaten by a giant spider at which point he would take the ring. Sam proves himself to the audience to be stronger then Frodo also by not leaving, he saves Frodo in the end from a group of orcs. When Sam saves Frodo, Frodo finally realizes what he's done and that Sam is his true friend, without him Gollum would have stolen the ring and middle earth would have been doomed. When Sam saves Frodo, Frodo finally realizes what he's done and that Sam is his true friend. Without him Gollum would have stolen the ring and middle earth would have been doomed. Sam proves himself not only mentally more stable, but also physically stronger. He carries Frodo up mount doom to where the ring must be destroyed.
Sam acts not only as a friend to the reader, but proves himself far superior to his best friend, the protagonist, Frodo Baggins, by saving him at many points, not being deterred by Frodo's doubts about him, and having a larger will to succeed then Frodo was able to have. So in the end it's always the best friends of the greats, who have a lot to do with helping the hero.
At the beginning of the novel Sam is reluctant to even leave the Shire, stopping to linger at the farthest point he's been from home. Frodo helps him find his bearings as a traveler and also helps build up his confidence. As the characters travel through book 1-3 their relationship remains this way, but when Frodo starts to be taken by the rings power Sam more and more becomes the strength behind the mission. The entrance of Gollum marks Sam's strength of mind over Frodo's. Signifying that Frodo couldn't get by without a little help from his friends.
When Gollum decides to murder Frodo and take the ring, only Sam sees the evil happening while Frodo still believes that Gollum is on their side. When Gollum tricks Frodo into believing that Sam had eaten the last of their food, Frodo believed Gollum and not Sam and Sam was sent away. This fell right into Gollum's plan of taking Frodo to be eaten by a giant spider at which point he would take the ring. Sam proves himself to the audience to be stronger then Frodo also by not leaving, he saves Frodo in the end from a group of orcs. When Sam saves Frodo, Frodo finally realizes what he's done and that Sam is his true friend, without him Gollum would have stolen the ring and middle earth would have been doomed. When Sam saves Frodo, Frodo finally realizes what he's done and that Sam is his true friend. Without him Gollum would have stolen the ring and middle earth would have been doomed. Sam proves himself not only mentally more stable, but also physically stronger. He carries Frodo up mount doom to where the ring must be destroyed.
Sam acts not only as a friend to the reader, but proves himself far superior to his best friend, the protagonist, Frodo Baggins, by saving him at many points, not being deterred by Frodo's doubts about him, and having a larger will to succeed then Frodo was able to have. So in the end it's always the best friends of the greats, who have a lot to do with helping the hero.
I never read Lord of the Rings, but you give so much analysis and evidence that I agree with your argument entirely. Your thesis is really good- concise and to the point. You might consider moving the first few sentences of your opening paragraph to the beginning of the second; I think they would be better placed there because it builds off your thesis, and the second paragraph is a logic place for such sentences. If you replace those sentences with broader ones (in the introduction), you would gain smoothness in your writing as a whole and guide the reader to your point. Really good as a whole though, and great conclusion!
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ReplyDeleteSo I haven't read Lord of the Rings either, so I wouldn't be able to tell you if your evidence is accurate or not, and I'll just trust you that it is! I liked it in general, the thesis was well supported, and although the first body paragraph could have been slightly longer/detailed in my opinion, it was well written. Not something big, but just remember to correctly punctuate the name of the novel. Also, I believe starting a sentence with "so" (in the last sentence!) isn't correct grammar, but I may be wrong...
Great job!