I'm not sure that he was deliberately intending to affect people in this way. Regardless, he has affected me in this way! JRRT didn't expect the book to have such a huge influence as it has. It was almost condescending (perhaps that's the wrong word) of him to write the book this way. It was as if he was saying "This is what I like and what I think is good, you probably won't like it but I don't care because you're wrong."
That's probably quite harsh on Tolkien but I was able to say that because it rings true to my sentiments, so I would applaud him for thinking that way.
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