/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.10880548]

Tolkien.
Why do I read him ?

[Anonymous No.10880556]

>>10880548
Should*

[Anonymous No.10880576]

>>10880548
It is an essential first step in understanding the nu-male.

[Anonymous No.10880580]

Because it's fun.
Because, while he may not be perfect, he's still pretty good.
Because being popular does not make something bad.
Because his writing was apparently good enough to cause an entire genre to mold itself around him.
Because he clearly put thought and effort into his worldbuilding and, while it may not be perfect, is capable of being compelling.

[Anonymous No.10880601]

>>10880580
I mean come on: modern fantasy works are almost entirely defined by how close they come to Tolkien. You don't pull THAT off by being shit.

[Anonymous No.10880603]

>>10880576
>book that ex-spy, special forces, wwii veteran, direct ancestor to Charlemagne reads on a yearly basis
>nu-male

but really if you need convincing, just dont bother

[Anonymous No.10880635]

Because Tolkien synthesized European mythology in a modern palatable form while maintaining good English prose. If you didn't read it from 13-18~ you were simply cut off from our cultural patrimony.

To go a step further and consult Jung, Tolkien performed something monumentally important which was to update the delicate mechanisms of cultural transmission so that the metastory and metanarratives in our ancestral tales is able to be understood, which is necessary for our collective unconscious to be made available to our waking selves.

also there's no niggers in it which is good

[Anonymous No.10880677]

>>10880635
>and there's no niggers

Why is Tolkien fanbase so obsessed with heritage ? Honestly tho

[Anonymous No.10880685]

>>10880677
why are liberals so obsessed with niggers? honestly though.

[Anonymous No.10880687]

>>10880677
low IQ spotted

[Anonymous No.10880693]

>>10880685
Because, they were slaves.
Because, they built the pyramids.
Because they were kings.
Because We stole Their culture.
Because they are smarter than us.
Because they are the greatest artists, writers, and musicians.
Because they didn't do nothing.

[Anonymous No.10880697]

>>10880687
>>10880685
Hey low IQ here.

Now answer.

[Anonymous No.10880708]

>>10880697
literally every chapter in LOTR has prolific reference to heritage, and how it directly affects someone's physical features and ability to alter fate. this is either because it's simulating the European pagan tradition of ancestor worship or because Tolkien wanted to intone that value in his work. Either way he signed off on it and his fans have picked it up

now fuck off brainlet

[Anonymous No.10880711]

>>10880697
well for one, not wanting niggers everywhere and being obsessed with heritage have no connection. does it mean youre obsessed with heritage also if you do want niggers?

[Anonymous No.10880720]

>>10880697
>>10880708
yeah in addition to that, one of the main villains are called the black numenoreons. what do you think Tolkien meant by that? They were of the African American race, obviously

[Anonymous No.10880732]

>>10880708
>>10880711
I didn't brought in the niggers while discussing fantasy as a point in favor.
Was it necessary ?

[Anonymous No.10880736]

>>10880732
The absence of niggers actually

[Anonymous No.10880742]

>>10880635
>>10880708
Tolkien wasn't a white supremacist
>I do not regard the (probable) absence of all Jewish blood as necessarily honourable; and I have many Jewish friends, and should regret giving any colour to the notion that I subscribed to the wholly pernicious and unscientific race-doctrine."
>"I regret that I am not clear as to what you intend by arisch. I am not of Aryan extraction: that is Indo-Iranian; as far as I am aware no one of my ancestors spoke Hindustani, Persian, Gypsy, or any related dialects. But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people."
From Letters 29 and 30 in The Letters of JRR Tolkien

[Anonymous No.10880747]

>>10880742
>white supremacist
this phrase has no meaning

try again sweetie

[Anonymous No.10880748]

>>10880732
>someone mentions that they like the fact that the book isn't filled with niggers in a thread talking about why people like the book
>LIKE OMG IS THAT PROBLEMATIC WRONG THINK REALLY APPROPRIATE ITS 2018 AND YOURE A FUCKING WHITE MALE!!!! YOUR OPINIONS ARE WRONG!

do you also get your panties in a twist if someone talks about how nice it is to see so many niggers in black panther?

[Anonymous No.10880762]

>>10880748
Again, you are rambling about skin color and what not .
Why is that? Are you frustrated ?
It's a fantasy book, don't assume anyone would care about you taking the discussion to your hateful little delusional world.

[Anonymous No.10880783]

>>10880762
what point are you even trying to make? you type like youre making tumbler posts for liberals to circle jerk over

are you actually just a mad nigger because the white man is getting tired of your shit and you may not get a free ride anymore?

>its ok when blacks want movies and books full of blacks
>its not ok if whites want movies and books full of whites

make an actual point or argument other than telling me you got triggered because someone said nigger

[Anonymous No.10880787]

>>10880783
Poor man.
Respect yourself more

[Anonymous No.10880790]

>>10880787
Preach it sista papa bless *likes*

[Anonymous No.10880794]

>>10880787
>i was only pretending to be retarded therefore i win the argument

literally the only thing liberals can bring to the table

[Anonymous No.10880797]

>>10880635
Spotted the american

[Anonymous No.10880814]

>>10880720
>using African American to refer to blacks in the context of a high fantasy world written by an English author

[Anonymous No.10880824]

>>10880797
`spotted the faggot

[Anonymous No.10880827]

>>10880814

[Anonymous No.10880882]

>>10880548
>>10880556
I didn't know Slavs squatted so early in their history.

[Anonymous No.10880907]

>reminder that the west has failed and youre doomed to live out your days hiding in the hills under the rule of cruel men

[Anonymous No.10880960]

>>10880603
>direct ancestor to Charlemagne

didnt know that geezer was THAT old.

[Anonymous No.10881699]

>>10880635

I was coincidentally reading "Modern Man in Search of a Soul" at the same time as "The Silmarillion". Interesting co-read, especially Psychology and Literature.

[Anonymous No.10881738]

>it's another /pol/ shits up another thread episode
Can this series just be fucking cancelled already?

[Anonymous No.10882034]

>>10881738
pure reddit

[Anonymous No.10882081]

>>10882034
Not liking /pol/ is /his/,/lit/, and /Sci/, any serious reader has a strong dislike for the stupid bias that goes on in /pol/, sorry.

[Anonymous No.10882458]

>>10882081
>any serious reader has a strong dislike for the stupid bias that goes on in /pol/, sorry.
>dislike for the stupid bias
>bias
>says the anon who dismisses ideas and opinions he perceives to be associated with groups he doesnt like

really uh...gets the ummm...noggin...

[Anonymous No.10882461]

>>10882458
Listen bud, they are fucking Nazis, ok?

[Anonymous No.10882463]

>>10882458
if I ever saw an anime demon in real life i'd set it on fire and then merc anyone who tried to stop me. that thing is fucking disgusting it looks sick and like it was made by a pedophile on acid
>>10881738
this is disgusting, you should be ashamed of this post. /pol/ is awful, but you need to back too

[Anonymous No.10882865]

>>10880548
Because he makes you want to fight evil and be good. He doesn't make good choices easy, but he does make them clear.

[Anonymous No.10883392]

He's garbage.

[Anonymous No.10883471]

>>10880548
It's a balm for the loss of childhood.

[Anonymous No.10883823]

>>10880635
The southern Haradim are black.

[Anonymous No.10884307]

>>10880635
>also there's no niggers in it which is good
Except for the Haradrim.

[Anonymous No.10884315]

>>10880677
why are niggers so put out when other people don't want them? can't they do anything for themselves?

[Anonymous No.10884316]

>>10883392
elaborate

[Anonymous No.10885392]

>>10880783
>>>/idpol/ should go back, desu

[Anonymous No.10885446]

>>10880882
>squatting
No Adidas jacket, though. What a pleb.

[Anonymous No.10886025]

>>10880814
I have been waiting for more of this to come to fruition due to the disjunctive nature of this moniker. Even Ken Hamblin found fault with it:
>I'm not African-American. I'm Jamaican.

[Anonymous No.10886042]

>>10886025
literally everyone knows its retarded anon. liberals just like to use it to be annoying and passive aggressive whenever they overhear someone say black

[Anonymous No.10886448]

>>10884316
Garbage
Trash
Rubbish
Basement lint
Unwanted Refuse
Is what Tolkien is...

[Anonymous No.10887947]

>>10886042
>liberals just like to use it to be annoying and passive aggressive
That's what makes it so funny.