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The Lord of the Rings (view source)
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The book is often seen as an analogy to the epic struggle between Communism and Capitalism, especially since it was written during the Cold War period.
The book is often seen as an analogy to the epic struggle between Communism and Capitalism, especially since it was written during the Cold War period.
However, Tolkein frantically disclaimed any attempt at [[allegory]], which he saw as besides the point of good storytelling, in the medieval sense. In fact, the question of the value of allegory became a source of debate between Tolkien and his good friend, [[Christian]] [[author]] [[C.S. Lewis]]. Despite Tolkien's claims to avoid allegory, it is hard, if not impossible, to understand Tolkien's motives for writing the books without taking into account Tolkien's scarring experiences in [[World War I]]. Tolkien's distaste for industrialism - seen in the books in his characterization of [[Saruman|Saruman's]] armies - perhaps had its genesis there.<ref>John Garth, "Tolkien and the Great War: the Threshold of Middle Earth," available at [http://www.amazon.com/Tolkien-Great-War-Threshold-Middle-earth/dp/0618331298 Amazon.com].</ref>
== References ==
== References ==