It's interesting you should say this, because one critic actually labeled Tolkien as telling you 'exactly what you want to hear' - which I guess is another way of saying "unrealistical(ly optimistic)". I do not agree with this, but, still I believe Tolkien created a world so different from our own, and to venture a little further, a much better one. As Tolkien himself said, if TLR was to take place in reality, the ring wouldn't have been destroyed but used against Sauron and Barad-Dur captured. That would be depressing ANd realistic.
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And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.
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