J. R. R. Tolkien's Portrayal Of The World

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MY specific example is going to be J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”. These books and movies have meant so much to me over my life. I’ve read each book at least 3 times and watched the movies countless times. Tolkien wrote these books in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. He portrayed the world of Middle-Earth as basically Europe. He also portrayed the people of England, France, Scotland, and Ireland as the good people in the book. Such as the Hobbits, Elves, Men, and Dwarves. Now during the time he wrote the books World War II was happening. So he portrayed the evil countries like Germany, Italy, and Austria as evil things like Orcs and Trolls and many other things. Tolkien believed that industry was evil and was going to ruin the world one day.