Tolkien re: allegory
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Other arrangements could be devised according to the tastes or views of those who like allegory or topical reference.
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I think that many confuse 'applicability' with 'allegory'; but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author.
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Looks like Shapiro made the same confusion. To say Tolkien intended racism is ridiculous.