There's lots to argue with here, but here's some highlights:
Gandalf ascends from being "grey" to being "white". That's stretching things a little, white vs. black (the colours) are long-standing symbols for good vs. evil.
Purity of blood = purity of spirit? The point of the trilogy was that Frodo (a hobbit, one of the lowest races) rose above all adversity and saved everyone else - and was able to resist the evil in the ring because his spirit was so pure!
Race = personality? Yeah, for pretty much every race except for humans. Humans were the only race that really had a personality. Humans could be good or evil (or indifferent), unlike the other races who all got stuck in a cast. Notice that some particular groups of humans were "evil" - they were still Human!!
I found this on the net, posted by "anna", and it sums up everything I'm trying to say perfectly:
When Sam meets the Southron who has died, there is a detailed and moving description of the Southron: "he came to rest in the fern a few feet away, face downward, green arrow feathers sticking from his neck below a golden collar. His scarlet robes were tattered, his corslet of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn, his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood. His brown hand still clutched the hilt of a broken sword.". Sams thoughts then follow: "It was Sams first view of a battle of Men against Men, and he did not like it very much. He was glad he could not see the dead face. He wondered what the mans name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil of heart, or what lie or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace.".
When being seen through Sams eyes, the Southron is given humanity and beauty.
And here we come to an essential aspect of Tolkiens "non-racism". It is Sam who is able to give humanity and beauty to this person. And it is Sam and Frodo alone who are able to defeat the Dark Lord by destroying the ring (requiring Gollums help of course). All the might and beauty of the Elvish kingdoms, the lineage of the Numenoreans - Gondor and Aragorn, all the beauty of Galadriel and Arwen - none of it is able to defeat Sauron. This is clearly depicted in the two chapters "The Black Gate Opens" and "Mount Doom". The only people which can defeat Sauron are Frodo and Sam. Tolkien clearly portrays that "superior racial heritage" is of no use. It is only humility, compassion and love - best portrayed by the characters of Sam and Frodo - which can defeat evil.
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There's lots to argue with here, but here's some highlights:
Gandalf ascends from being "grey" to being "white". That's stretching things a little, white vs. black (the colours) are long-standing symbols for good vs. evil.
Purity of blood = purity of spirit? The point of the trilogy was that Frodo (a hobbit, one of the lowest races) rose above all adversity and saved everyone else - and was able to resist the evil in the ring because his spirit was so pure!
Race = personality? Yeah, for pretty much every race except for humans. Humans were the only race that really had a personality. Humans could be good or evil (or indifferent), unlike the other races who all got stuck in a cast. Notice that some particular groups of humans were "evil" - they were still Human!!
I found this on the net, posted by "anna", and it sums up everything I'm trying to say perfectly:
When Sam meets the Southron who has died, there is a detailed and moving description of the Southron: "he came to rest in the fern a few feet away, face downward, green arrow feathers sticking from his neck below a golden collar. His scarlet robes were tattered, his corslet of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn, his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood. His brown hand still clutched the hilt of a broken sword.". Sams thoughts then follow: "It was Sams first view of a battle of Men against Men, and he did not like it very much. He was glad he could not see the dead face. He wondered what the mans name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil of heart, or what lie or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace.".
When being seen through Sams eyes, the Southron is given humanity and beauty.
And here we come to an essential aspect of Tolkiens "non-racism". It is Sam who is able to give humanity and beauty to this person. And it is Sam and Frodo alone who are able to defeat the Dark Lord by destroying the ring (requiring Gollums help of course). All the might and beauty of the Elvish kingdoms, the lineage of the Numenoreans - Gondor and Aragorn, all the beauty of Galadriel and Arwen - none of it is able to defeat Sauron. This is clearly depicted in the two chapters "The Black Gate Opens" and "Mount Doom". The only people which can defeat Sauron are Frodo and Sam. Tolkien clearly portrays that "superior racial heritage" is of no use. It is only humility, compassion and love - best portrayed by the characters of Sam and Frodo - which can defeat evil.