The Life and Works of J.R.R. Tolkien

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an old english village, in order to escape the heat and dust of Africa, and also to "protect the delicate health of Ronald" (Biography 1) (Flowers 1). In 1896, less than a year after of their departure from Bloemfontein, his father died of rheumatic fever and his mother followed eight years later in 1904, due to diabetes (Flowers 1). J.R.R. and his brother were then sent to live with multiple relatives at many different boarding homes, under the guardianship of a Catholic priest (Editors 1). No, not a very enjoyable childhood in the slightest, so, logically, someone with that kind of background would live up to such a harsh life by becoming unconcerned with schooling, and possibly depressed or apathetic, but not in this case. In 1900 , his mother adopted Roman Catholicism, a faith that her eldest son practiced devoutly (Editors 1). So now an orphan gone to live with a relative, and he is a Catholic. Catholicism is generally a strict religion, so someone who "practiced [it] ...

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of Éarendel the Evening Star (Flowers 1). These books contain a legion of races, all created by Tolkien himself. Among them are Elves, Dwarves and Trolls (though Tolkien cannot be fully credited with their invention) as well as Orcs, Hobbits, Uruk-hai, Ents, and Balrogs. Surprisingly, it was while grading a paper, that J.R.R. Tolkien spontaneously wrote a short sentence about "a hobbit" (Biography 1). It goes without needing said that Tolkien's imagination truly had no limits, and his work was inspirational, as well as extremely sophisticated and intricate. The full story of The Lord of the Rings, was written between 1937 and 1949, of which much of that time coincided with his time ...

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