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then do we find Bilbo & Frodo as reflections of Tolkien himself?
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Not any more than any character reflects its creator.
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both the BBC radio series & the movie
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which are not present in the book.
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or have intimate relationships.
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Nope. Unless you mean sex. But that isn't what "intimate" means.
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Tolkien did not have to make the Ring produce that effect.
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Did not have to is not the same as did not.
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But he had few close connections with anyone else. He seemed quite intolerant of anyone who didn't share his values, & experienced jealousy of 'outsiders' who intervened
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Yes I know that I for one have never done that or even anything remotely similarly associated therewith. Oh crap I mean yes I have. Oh man I think I am autistic now. This sucks.