The funny thing about The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings being such foundational stories for modern fantasy is that if they came out today they'd probably be called subversive. Neither Bilbo nor Frodo are typical fantasy protagonists, which you can see in how a lot of expanded media basically try to frame Aragorn as the main character of Lord of the Rings. Because the long lost king is a more marketable character than some guy from a race that fell into obscurity out of pure laziness.
The funny thing about The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings being such foundational stories for modern fantasy is that if they came out today they'd probably be called subversive. Neither Bilbo nor Frodo are typical fantasy protagonists, which you can see in how a lot of expanded media basically try to frame Aragorn as the main character of Lord of the Rings. Because the long lost king is a more marketable character than some guy from a race that fell into obscurity out of pure laziness.