I never said LOTR is one big trope. I said the Shire storyline re: Saruman was a trope. I happen to love LOTR anyway and have read it many times; I just am no

I never said LOTR is one big trope. I said the Shire storyline re: Saruman was a trope. I happen to love LOTR anyway and have read it many times; I just am not blind to the themes in it.