[Eorl of Rohan]

Originally Posted by Folwren

Eorl....out of curiosity (but not curiosity alone) I want to know how you can think that Sam has no backbone? - Folwren

I *used* to think that when I was a kid. But then, I also wanted to marry Leonardo Decaprio. Funny, how age gives you new perspective.

I guess I thought Sam fawned over Frodo too much, that he was more of a loyal lackey than a true friend. A true friend would stand on equal footings; be able to assert himself as well as support his friend. This is the psychologically healthy relationship, at least. (Not that Sam-Frodo relationship is unhealthy; just that it has the potential to be unhealthy if it was re-enacted in real life where problems are not to simple as throwing a ring over a precipice.) But since then, I've rethought my views.