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koshercosplay · 2 years ago

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tolkien: writes essays on his disdain for allegory in fiction, specifically mentions his hatred for using allegory in fiction in multiple letters, expressly tells anyone who asks (and many who don't, he wasn't picky) that lotr was not written to be allegorical in any way, and to please not read it as such

everyone, immediately upon the publishing of lotr in 1955: omg 🥺 you wrote the lord of the rings as a way to process your experiences in the war 🥺 the scouring of the shire directly correlates to your post-war trauma 🥺 wow you're so brave thank you for your service sir 🫡

tolkien:

#i was rereading his intro to the second edition of lotr #and his dry sarcastic vehemence made me think of this lmao #dont get me wrong i also do this #but #you have to admit #it IS objectively hilarious #that he spent YEARS scrambling after people going no no NO NO PLEASE DONT PUT ALLEGORY IN MY CONLANG SPECIAL INTEREST PROJECT #tolkien #lotr #lord of the rings #the hobbit #writing #jrr tolkien

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