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Birdland · 04-17-2002, 10:31 PM

Perhaps Utopian, though we don't seem to know enough about the stratas of elf society to form an opinion.

The only examples that we have of "working stiff" elves are the Butler and the - for want of a better word - longshoremen in "The Hobbit". All other references are either the Lords, like Elrond and Galadriel, the intelligencia, skilled artist/craftsmen, and the warriors.

I suppose that you might think of Elf society as being communal, with everyone sharing the normal, everyday work that needs doing (Though I noticed in the film that no one seemed to want to volunteer to sweep up the leaves.)

You don't get that same kind of feeling from the few glimpses we have of Gondorian society. In the world of Men, people still seem to have "jobs".

04-17-2002, 10:31 PM	#13
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Perhaps Utopian, though we don't seem to know enough about the stratas of elf society to form an opinion. The only examples that we have of "working stiff" elves are the Butler and the - for want of a better word - longshoremen in "The Hobbit". All other references are either the Lords, like Elrond and Galadriel, the intelligencia, skilled artist/craftsmen, and the warriors. I suppose that you might think of Elf society as being communal, with everyone sharing the normal, everyday work that needs doing (Though I noticed in the film that no one seemed to want to volunteer to sweep up the leaves.) You don't get that same kind of feeling from the few glimpses we have of Gondorian society. In the world of Men, people still seem to have "jobs".