J.R.R Tolkien is an internationally famous fantasy writer, best known for authoring the books, ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. Tolkien became widely known and successful due to these books. Throughout this paper, topics on J.R.R Tolkien will be thoroughly discussed.(Source #4) First, J.R.R. Tolkien’s early life and family was rough but overall a happy one. Tolkien struggled through loss and moving around a lot. J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on January 3, 1892, to Arthur and Mabel Tolkien. J.R.R. Tolkien’s full name was John Ronald Reuel, went by the name Ronald. J.R.R. Tolkiens’ father, Arthur, died from rheumatic fever when J.R.R was only 4 years old. J.R.R. Tolkien was left with very little …show more content…
Tolkien loved England and its people, but in many ways preferred his own world populated by elves and hobbits. After he read a collection of Finnish mythic poetry, Tolkien wrote “These mythological ballads are full of htat very primitive undergrowth that the literature of Europe has on the whole bean steadily cutting and reducing for many centuries… I would that we had more of it left-something of the same sort that belonged to the English.” Tolkien had learned Middle English while attending King Edward’s School in Birmingham and had taught himself Old English from an Anglo-Saxon primer. And he had invented his own languages. Tolkien had always had a fascination with myth and legends, for ex. Sir Gawain, Green Knight, and Beowulf. Tolkien’s love for Old English compelled him to look to 1066 as one of the darkest dates of all history, and to resent the impact that Norman French had on the original “English” language. Even from his love with words and epic literature, the wish that England had a mythology like Finland’s must have seemed like nothing more than a wishful lament. Tolkien intended to remedy the situation by years later, lightheartedly describing his vision: “Do not laugh! But once upon a time…I had a mind to make a body of more or less connected legend, ranging from the large and cosmogonic to the level of romantic fairy-story…which I could dedicate simply to England, my country.” Tolkien had written two major length books of mythology that became widely known. These books involved elves, hobbits, dwarfs, orcs, goblins and more which was such everything Tolkien loved and had a fascination for. These books contained everything Tolkien loves, they were his dreams come true. Overall, Tolkien very much loved his people but preferred his own world, which became his books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.(Source
J.R.R Tolkien's action packed, fantasy driven, inspiring novel The Hobbit shows the message that everyone must know, that you should never give up even if all hope seems to be lost. It shows setting of evergreen forests with villages scattered along the paths of which they must take and mountains just on the horizon. The read must go along with bilbo baggins a hobbit that does not realize there is more to him than just being a baggins and that he will live up to his family's name. Even after gandalf tells him that he will embark on a great adventure he still doesn’t believe he is anymore than just bilbo. Therefor this story is inspiring and shows that with the setting, character, and theme combined make this story a great read.
J.R.R Tolkien was born January 3rd, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa to a British couple. Tolkien was also known as John Ronald Reul Tolkien. Both of John’s parents passed away when Tolkien and his siblings were young and they were put into foster care for about five years. Tolkien was an author, scholar, assistant on Oxford English Dictionary, and many other important occupations. Ronald won many awards for his works. He won the Children’s Spring Book Festival award for The Hobbit, the International Fantasy Award for The Lord of the Rings, and the Locus Award for The Silmarillion, which is given out for having the best fantasy novel. While in college, Tolkien published some of his studies and translations. Tolkien married Edith Mary Bratt and had four children (John, Michael, Christopher, and Priscilla).Tolkien’s family were Roman Catholics.He gained his
Throughout your life, you will be taken out of your comfort zone with many challenges and uncertainties. This is shown in The Hobbit, The Lightning Thief, and through my grandfather’s immigration story from Germany. Bilbo was taken on an adventure that took him beyond his normal comfort zone. He loved the familiarity of his hobbit-hole until Gandalf and the dwarves arrived at his door. The Hobbit contained many relatable moments about life, which can be explored through the novel, other people’s lives, and other works of fiction.
Tolkien, J. R. R., and Alan Lee. The hobbit ; The Lord of the Rings. London: HarperCollins, 2010. Print.
This story begins with a small fellow by the name of Bilbo Baggins. This fantasy story was written in 1956 by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is about a hero’s journey through the dangers and wonders of Middle Earth. Although it was not meant to become such a well-known book, it is filled with much literature. Throughout the book, Tolkien uses literary devices such as repetition, similes, and metaphors to develop the theme of cunning and cleverness.
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel, Humphrey Carpenter, and Christopher Tolkien. The Letters Of J.R.R. Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), 1981. Web. .
The Influences of Tolkien The influences of Tolkien are many and great, but of them all, three stand out most: his great love of nature that sprung from his experiences as a youth in the English Countryside, his acute sensitivity and desire to master language, and his involvement in trench warfare in the Great War. Tolkien himself vehemently denied that the war affected his story at all. The real war does not resemble the legendary war, its process or conclusion. If I had been inspired or directed in the development of the legend, then certainly the ring would have been seized and used against Sauron.
Kroeber, Karl. “J.R.R. Tolkien”. British Writers. Ed. George Stade, New York: Gale Research, 1980. 519-521
A hero. Today, by definition, to be a hero is to have abundant power, defiance, to attain fame and wealth, and to have the intrepidity to help the ones who cannot defend for themselves. However, Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, grows to be a hero without possessing any of these qualities after he partakes in an adventure to help reclaim the Dwarves’ homeland from the dragon Smaug. This quest to the Lonely Mountain brings the indolent hobbit into a completely new world, where he faces trouble and experiences a region of supernatural wonder. Bilbo’s adequacy and heroism are shown in the adventure through his latent cunningness and courageous acts, and through the loyalty and devotion he shows to his companions.
Tolkien, J. R. R., and Douglas A. Anderson. The Lord of the Rings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin,
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. Ed. Humphrey Carpenter (Boston, New York: Houchton Mifflin 2000).
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again. New York: Ballantine, 1982. Print
Throughout The Hobbit by J.R.R tolkien, themes are portrayed and are necessary for the story line. The three main themes in the novel are the prevalence of greed, how Bilbo changes throughout the story and transforms into a hero and the conflict between good and evil. Greed can change anybody, no matter how heroic or brave they are. In the beginning bilbo is portrayed as quiet hobbit that likes to stay home but that all changes with a knock on the door.
The play that intrigued me the most was “Si nos Escucharan” by Jocelyn Gonzalez. The play’s major themes are the gender inequities, legal status, and social corruption embedded in our political system. The play focused on three Central American female immigrants and their struggle and abuse they endured in their country, during their journey to United States, living in United States, and the way the world around them treats them due to their legal and gender status. The play touched upon immigrant women’s vulnerability of being invisible, exploited in labor work-force, and maltreatment in society.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloomfontein, South Africa, on January 3, 1892 (Brief Biography 1). Tolkien’s father died when he was a young boy, so he and his family moved to England (Brief Biography 1). Unfortunately, another tragedy struck when his mother died of diabetes. Tolkien and his brother were taken