J.R.R. Tolkien s Dragons: Exploration of Good & Evil | National Review
Tolkien disliked allegory. The truth is that the catastrophic rise of fascism and communism merely confirmed his insights into the human condition: the nearly irresistible appeal of the demagogue, the schemes for a utopian future, the insatiable will to power. For the dragon bears witness to the power and danger and malice that men find in the world, he said. And he bears witness also to the wit and the courage and finally to the luck (or grace) that men have shown in their adventures not all men, and only a few men greatly.