Tolkien's writing shows that he is a product of his time. Samwise Gamgee was of a lower social status than Baggins. Sam had the role of being Frodo's
batman--as in an orderly, not the Dark Knight. Because the "hero" was too busy heroically tripping over his own hairy feet and bumbling into trouble time and again, someone had to be around to make sure the job gets done. Even after Sam got the "hero" to the mouth of the volcano, he couldn't finish the job. You had one job, Frodo.😫
I like to imagine that Sam would push Mr. Frodo into Mount Doom if Gollum hadn't acted.🤭