Sam and Smeagol

[MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie]

Well put Imladris. That passage always gets to me.

questor, I think you missed my point. It is ok for Sam to be mistrustful off Gollum and protect Frodo. But even though you may mistrust someone, you don't have to insult them and put them down because of it. And putting Smeagol down and bullying him, is not protecting Frodo. It is just plain wrong and a way of expressing hatred, not protecting. Sam constantly attacks Smeagol's self-esteem. To me, Sam seems to put Smeagol down to make himself feel higher. Imladris put it perfect- "the way he treated Gollum as if he was less than the dirt they treaded." I don't know what else there is to say.