Re: escapism. I found that, while reading the book, if I had had a bad day, i thought that Tolkien's world was a damn sight better than our own. Granted you have good and evil still having it out with each other, but look at the state of the world here: cars, pollution, holes in the o-zone layer, killing animals for 'sport' and 'fashion', scientist faffling about with our food (GM), 'designer babies', cloning, rape, murder, mugging, vandalism, etc. Whew. Makes middle earth seem slightly better option, despite its flaws. But, like I said, it was after I had a bad day [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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