Yeah, Dark Elf, that's kind of an unsupportable conclusion. Remember, Tolkien lived in a different era than most of us did - in an age with no MTV, no WNBA, no Annika Sorenstam. Take a look at literary pieces written by men from his time period, and you will find much the same terrible "problems" with the authors' female characters. At least Tolkien gave them roles besides wife and mother (e.g. Elven princess Arwen, shieldmaiden Eowyn, freedom-asserting Aredhel, wise and powerful Galadriel).
~Sparrow
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