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The hobbits of the Shire are disturbingly similar to the people from my hometown in Ohio.
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That's a good point. I think wherever you go in the world you'll meet Elves, Hobbits, Dwarves and Orcs. Even if J.R.R Tolkien had Englishmen in mind when writing, that isn't what makes his stories wonderful. I don't read them and think, "Ah...England". I think, that is so "someone I know" or "I've seen that place". (And I've never been to England, just around the west and midwest US).
I think the basics of LotR and the Hobbit and even the Silmarillion, is the way they apply to all of our fantasies and dreams, no matter who we are or where we're from. Or at least it is what makes them great. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]