[Silmiel of Imladris]

I doubt that Tolkien meant for this and I am kind of getting into the symbolism again. The three main peoples of ME represent the humans of this world in three different ways. The Elves are what everyone wants to be. They are beatiful, immortal, very wise, and excelent craftsmen. The mortal men are what we actually are. We are kind of close the the elves but not close enough for our own liking. The drawves we are what we do not want to see in ourselves. They are often rude, dirty, and not all that attractive. The people of ME are symbols of our desires, reality, and what we fear in ourselves. Like I said, Tolkien probably didn't see it this way but I did.