Reply To: LotR revisited – what Peter Jackson got right and what he didn't

[bvandewalker]

Elves, dwarves, orcs, and other races that can successfully interbreed with humans  should be considered human for all practical purposes, at least that is what my Father indirectly claimed in his book “How to Be Good: the Science of Doing Well”  and frankly I agree with him on that one (okay shameless plug done).

Also its very common for writers to use fantasy races as “proxies” for human culture/profession/class X, heck you could argue  all of Tolkien’s races except maybe mankind are different versions of the British  isles cultures (the Hobbits certainly are the countryside farmers but even the Elves and Orcs could be placed on the British  isles comfortably).

So yeah we should assume eleven women think, feel,work,etc. like real human women as far as we know since Tolkien wisely never made the mistake of going into their minds (unlike most male Sci-Fi writers).

• This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by bvandewalker.