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Originally Posted by Ibun_Clawarrow
My first question is, what was the purpose of Men in Middle Earth?
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Besides taking out the garbage?
I think that, besides the necessity of populating the world with men, tying this mythological past to today, Tolkien's purpose for men was to mix things up a bit. Humans add chaos to the world. Whereas elves might be a clear mountain pool reflecting the stars and moon at night, humans are more like the sea during the day.
The spice that we add is our restlessness with this world.