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how about sociological or political dimension of struggle? did tolkien consciously or subconsciously write
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I'm taking your words loosely, putting together a question you may and may not have asked. Tolkien's Scouring of the Shire is a strong political and social (I wouldn't say sociological) statement. It's a microcosm of the free peoples ousting despots. There had to be leaders, and the Four Travelers had to be prepared by their adventures to come back to the Shire and be the leaders in the fight for freedom. So you again have that sense of destiny. I think Tolkien was conscious of The Scouring of the Shire as a political/social statement, but still wrote it as Story for the sake of story. One of Tolkien's main points is that tyranny in its worst form will not only destroy the will of the people, but it is likely to destroy their culture and the very land on which they subsist.