Before she was a famous author, J.K Rowling lived a challenging life. She “was born on July 31, 1965 near Bristol, England…(and) has one younger sister named Dianne” (Tieck 6). When she was young and growing up in the countryside, she loved literature. Victoria Peterson-Hilleque writes that Joanne was “Influenced by author and illustrator Richard Scarry” and “she wrote her first book at a young age about a rabbit sick with measles”. She continued being inspired by authors like Scarry and wrote into her teenaged years. However, when J.K was 15, her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (Tieck 10). After learning this, she was even more motivated to continue writing. When she graduated from secondary school, she studied at Exeter University,
She grew up in the backwoods of eastern Kentucky, among plains and pastures where she and her siblings roamed and read every book their family owned (Kingsolver). Her love of literature was born at an early age. Even though
The author Charles Dickens Was an inspiration to many other writers, and our Christmas traditions today. The British author is known for righting many literary books. Some of his books are A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, and Great expectations. These books all inspired other writers and our Christmas traditions. Through Charles Dickens experience as a writer he has influenced many of our Christmas traditions today.
She worked her whole youth by studying and trying to get her family stable, none of this was in vain; she became an author.
Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland into a Christian family. His parents were Albert James Lewis and Flora Augusta Hamilton Lewis. He had a brother named Warren Hamilton Lewis. When he was younger, he had a dog named Jacksie, who was hit by a car. He “changed” his name to Jacksie which he later shortened to Jack. A name he would go by the rest of his life. As a child, Lewis and his brother loved Beatrix Potter’s books and often made their own stories and own worlds. One of those worlds was called
She is 53 and has never been married, but rather, she enjoys spending time furthering her relationship with her parents and God. She avoids doing interviews due to poor hearing and she says that she has “always believed marketing should be about the book, rather than the author” (Hilliard). She wants her books to be so good that people read her works and love them for what they are, not because of her marketing. In 2006, she had a severe neck injury which prevented her from writing much which was pure torture for her (Henderson, “Dee
At a young age she experienced her mother’s death but she didn’t let that take away from her focus on writing. Her most famous book was titled Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which Abraham Lincoln believed to be the start of the Civil war. Later in life she had married and had a son. Although she found it very hard to raise a son and still keep up on her daily writing she somehow managed. She managed to raise her son with the help of a friend and keep up on her
The book took the literary world by storm selling nearly twelve million copies within the first twenty-four hours. Although the brilliant mind behind the Harry Potter series is most famously known for her success, the reality she faced before becoming the critically acclaimed author was anything but magical. The loss of J.K. Rowling’s mother early on became the determination she needed to finish the first of many distinguished publications. Identically, the characters Nemo from Finding Nemo and the orphaned brothers from the short story Strays find that life can be unfair, unkind, and unpredictable. Nonetheless, tragedy can become the fuel to develop maturity and encourage the creative thinking that brings on achievement.
Anne Sullivan was born on Saturday, April 14, 1866 in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. Anne grew up in a poor household with her two other siblings and her mother and father. . When Anne was only five years of age, she contracted trachoma, an eye disease. Her mother, Alice, suffered from tuberculosis and unfortunately died when Anne was eight years old. Her abusive father, Thomas, left Anne and her siblings after the death of his wife, thus leaving forcing Anne and one of her brothers to Tewksbury Almshouse. Tewksbury Almshouse was very run down and dirty which eventually led to Anne brother’s death a few months after their arrival. While Anne was at Tewksbury, she gained an interest in schools for the blind and was persistent in gaining an education and escaping poverty.
Ann M. Martin once said, “I think reading is a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I’m trying to give a little of it back to others. It’s one of the best pleasures I know.” This shows that Ann is thankful for her gift and she wants to share it with people who don’t have the same gift as her. Ann had always loved reading at a young age. Which made her love writing. Once she had a passion for writing she became an author. Ann M. Martin’s childhood and early years, education and work experience, and life after becoming an author all influenced her writing.
In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, there is a large emphasis on the power and influence that books can have on a person’s life by focusing on the effects that it had on that of Liesel Meminger. This is done by focusing her life on the books The Grave Digger’s Handbook, a book found by Liesel near her brother’s grave, The Shoulder Shrug, a book saved from a Nazi book burning, and both The Standover Man and The Word Shaker which were given to her by Max Vandenburg. Books saved Liesel’s life by allowing her to be able to cope with the new world she is living in after the loss of her mother and brother through bonds with Max, Hans, and a light connection with her original family and changed her life into one of word loving rebellion against the
Julie Taymor was born on December 15, 1954 in Newton, Massachusetts to a doctor and a politician. The youngest of three children, both more than six years older than her, she had a “tremendous amount of freedom” (Molina). She lived through the turbulent 1960’s noticing how new circumstances caused by the Vietnam war influenced the behavior of those around her and how these changes developed as time passed. This close observation of what people went through and how it shaped them had a large influence on what would become her creative basis not only for fabricating the costume design for productions, but also for directing many theatrical, film, and opera works.
It helped rekindle the world’s love for reading and encourage many to pursue writing. J.K. Rowling is a role model for young women, she gained recognition from her intelligence and creativity instead of physical features. She encourages women to pursue their dreams through their hardships,have determination, to express imagination, overcome failures and to excel in areas where sexist opinions are still held. This is demonstrated in her quote “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life”. She also promotes generosity and humility through her donations to many charities and auctions.
The ultimate goal in life is to be successful, right? The all American is to have an extravagant house, be rich, have a magnificent job, and maybe to have a family. However, what the majority people fail to understand is that, in life, those privileges don’t come ever so easily. Colin Powell, the first ever African-American male chairman of the Joint Chiefs, once stated, “A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.”. This quote speaks the truth. The skill of hard work is the key to everything and one of the utmost beneficial tools in life. Two people who show how working hard is crucial in life are J.k. Rowling and Lilly Singh. Consequently, both are successful women and the two are driven to
J.k Rowling is a good writer because she uses onomatopoeia. For example on page 43 in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, she wrote “crash”. This helps me understand that it wasn't a tap it was a crash. Another example is on page 46 is another quote J.K Rowling wrote “Boom”. It helps the reader almost feel it and you can hear it. A final example is on page 61 “Tap tap tap”. We the readers feel like we're in the book when it says tap tap tap instead of the owl taped on the window. As you can see these example show J.K Rowling is a great
Joanne Rowling has impacted the literary world in incredible ways, and yet none know her name. She is the woman behind the curtain, and her simple exterior is only a facade for a mind full of brilliant ideas and creations. Though only those personally close to her know her by Joanne, the rest of the world admires her as the famous author of the Harry Potter universe: J.K. Rowling.