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Old 09-15-2012, 05:47 PM   #8
VarTalman
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White Tree The Hobbits Also Seem Amish

Good article.

The Hobbits also seem Amish - both in culture and tradition.
Imagine if Tolkien asked the Amish to save the world against malvolent forces found only at the end of long treacherous journey...

Venturing into the world causes the Hobbits who return to be somewhat shunned or considered apart.

Bilbo's return from his adventure - only to discover he was pronounced dead - and trying to regain all of his lost property caused great upheaval.

We have amish shirefolk... of little stature from the the outside world.
We have a factory overseer in Saruman the Wise - as he builds his army.
Gandalf plays a sort of a Mr. Tesla inventor with his fireworks, light and lightning.
We have Mody Dick- the spirit of rogue nature playing the Ent Treebeard.
The Elves could be mobster-like city-dwellers. The dwarves like deputies.
Aragorn is like an underdog boxer awaiting his first title.
Sauron is like Homeland Security and his One Ring like survelliance - the power to see while being invisible.

When the news headlines asked the nation if Peter Jackson's LOTR was the only right way... the answer is "nope".
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