OH yes, Boromir's patriotism and what to do with the ring for his country is especially relevant to American's at this time (with war and such). Tolkien's characters are emotionally developed, which a lot of big Fantasy writers fail to do. They instead attempt to recreate his knack for detail (in surroundings and such), and forget to focus on the how the reader is going to identify.
Heh, in a way, Tolkien's characters are human. While other fantasy characters are not.
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