In terms of the positions of the characters in the narrative, yes, you're right. but in terms of the worldview you take home with you after reading... (or well

In terms of the positions of the characters in the narrative, yes, you're right. but in terms of the worldview you take home with you after reading... (or well rather a worldview that tech bros alledgedly leech themselves onto, if you will, because i don't necessarily agree that LOTR is all that bad) Anyway. my take of tfa: in discworld, the whole system is designed for pluralism and messy progress. in middle earth, the entire universe is designed for epic quests and magical solutions from wise old wizards. frodo might be a humble hobbit, but he's still caught in a deterministic prophecy machine where the fate of the world depends on ONE RING and ONE QUEST