J.R.R. Tolkien's Applicability

Counter target claim of allegory or metaphor.
"I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations,
and always have done so since I grew old and wary
enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history
-true or feigned- with its varied applicability to the
thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse applicability with allegory, but the one resides
in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the
purposed domination of the author"