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Originally Posted by Aiwendil
Mouth of Sauron wrote:
I agree that LotR is not racist. But I think that your summary dismissal of all such criticisms is unfair.
Certainly, the examples like "anti-semitism because circumcision isn't mentioned" are absurd. But criticisms such as the anti-republican point deserve serious consideration.
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But if its 'just a story' then such analyses are unneccessary. We only need to analyses it if we feel there was more going on - in the author's mind at least - than the production of a mere 'entertainment'. Is Tolkien saying
anything at all in the book?