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What is Tolkien about?

Michael Moorcock argues that fantasy stories can be divided into two categories - those that disturb and those that comfort. He claims that J.R.R. Tolkien writes fairy stories meant to comfort children by having an identifiable hero defeat horrors. However, adult fantasy stories often leave readers feeling that unrest still exists in the supernatural world, even if the hero wins. Moorcock sees Tolkien as writing for children while Robert E. Howard exemplifies the adult category. Students are asked to discus

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