what about SRS ? <| sep |> Thank you for the explanation . I thought you made a casual statement D <| sep |> Like you , I think Sam is the true hero . I don ' t know if it ' s fair to say that Frodo sucks though I think it ' s more that he is affected by the ring in a very typical way . Sam is special because the ring doesn ' t affect him like it does Frodo , Boromir , Isildur , even Gandalf and the elves . It would be fair to say that even before Frodo took possession of the Ring he was still affected by it Bilbo was addicted to it before he even adopted Frodo and Frodo grew up in it ' s presence . Sam is better able to withstand the rings power than Frodo but i think it ' s almost an unfair comparison , like comparing a chain smoker with a 20 year habit to someone who has been smoking a few weeks and thinking that the former is weaker because they found quitting a lot harder .