Le 06/01/2013 21:09, nemesis nous fit lire :
> Elves are cheerie and brat-like in the book, even Elrond!  The dwarves are
> barely disguised stereotyped jews in their traits, including greed and
> cowardice.  Their funny names are written with kids in mind.  And a hobbit hole
> is teasing children about rabbits and then entirely introducing them to a new
> concept.
> 

My interpretation is different. the elves/human/dwarves/hobbit are a
social stratification of the UK at the exit of first WW, a bit similar
to the cast system of India... the revolution of first WW is in progress
and perturbing the social consensus.

Dwarves are industrial/factory. Elves are the previously religious
elite... human are the law-enforcement-military of the great empire (and
land owners), and that's why the disappeared king is from that specie
(in LOTR)... hobbits are the small expendable people, previously
invisible and which get a real importance in the modern world.

About "One ring to rules them all"... the explosion of wars in first WW
was due to a mechanical application of treaties.

> It was written for kids.

The Hobbit, yes. LOTR, that's another target.

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