Loading ...A rather idealistic England to be sure, bucolic, beer, strawberries and cream; unchanging. And the hobbits are obviously the English, not liking change (or adventures!), mild, sociable, insular but subject to being roused. The penultimate chapter, “The Scouring of the Shire” was considered by Tolkien to be the most important chapter of the book. In it, the hobbits finally rise up against a tyranny that was gradually imposed by foreigners infiltrating the country under Saruman’s guidance. The Shire has been made ugly, violence against the original inhabitants rules the streets, traditional ways are demolished and rules, more rules and ever more rules are forced upon the hobbits but not the invaders.
It was never filmed. If it had been, snippets would today be continually being played on youtube, instagram etc. with many GIFs and memes, and those playing it would be deemed insurrectionists, fascists, racists etc.