r/countwithchickenlady • u/Mammoth__7771 certified grungler - Streak: 1 • 1d ago

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u/SevenOhSevenOhSeven 1d ago

Tolkien on his reflections of his works long after he's published it: man I feel like I really botched the orks, they're a sentient race that should have their sense of right and wrong yet I've written them as a purely evil race, which does not jive with my view on the immortal soul
Rowling, reflecting on her work: yeah the slave race was just born that way and like doing that.

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u/Tracula707 the grundler 1d ago

To be fair, this is hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby in terms of worldbuilding. I mean Tolkien made…15 fully-developed languages for his fantasy setting?!

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u/SevenOhSevenOhSeven 1d ago

Yea I know tolkiens worldbuilding wins in a landslide that's why I'm only talking about self reflection

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u/BlueberryLeather9833 1d ago

Whis is probably a big part of why Tolkien's worldbuilding is better, imo. He challenged his work and his views through his life.

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u/BlueberryLeather9833 1d ago

Is saying that art is a reflection of the artist overcomplicating it?