John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Better Known By His Pen Name

Thesis: John Ronald Reule Tolkien’s life experiences influenced his writing, beginning as a student, then a soldier, lexigrapher, professor, and then a writer to his own children; Tolkien’s life created the place known to most as Middle-Earth.

In Diamond, MO blacks were not allowed to go school so he decided to go to a school about 10 miles away in Nesho. At age 13 he decided to attend the academy in Fort Scott, Kansas and stayed with his new foster parents,

Cambridge. She was the second of 13 children. For years everyone in England had been

Cambridge. She was the second of 13 children. For years everyone in England had been

In 1920 Tolkien was appointed to the position of Associate Professor in English Language at the University of Leeds. At the university Tolkien cooperated with E.V. Gordon to publish the Songs for the Philologists. Tolkien in 1937 published The Hobbit and in 1954 published what would be his most famous works, The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's wife died in 1971 and himself died two years later in 1973 at the age of 81 and had four children. (Doughan).had many influences on his writing one among these is the literature of the old Norse. (Clair) This influence is visible in almost all aspects of the stories that Tolkien tells of Middle- Earth. The Hobbits, for example, are Tolkien's unique contribution to the world of Middle Earth. However the Hobbits are clearly based off of the Icelanders in the Njal's Saga. (Clair) There are many similarities between these two groups of peoples in the two stories. Many of these similarities are in habit. The Icelanders much like the Hobbits were fond of food and often were very proud of their ancestry and their belief in hospitality. Another similarity between the two groups is their ostentatious methods of dress. Both groups dressed very ornately and very colorfully. (Clair) Tolkien's elves also show many similarities to the elves of Northern literature. Both elves have histories of healing and of being smiths. (Clair) Aside from the influence of Norse Literature Tolkien was also influenced by his Catholic faith and

John G. Roberts Jr. was born on January 27, 1955. Although he was born in Buffalo, New York, him and his family moved to Long Beach, Indiana when he was only 4 years old in 1959. John was one of four children growing up, but he was the only son. He had 3 sisters by the name of Kathy, Peggy, and Barbara. In high school, John partook in many after

     Life for young Tolkien was very hard on him after his mother, Mabel passed away on October 15th, 1904 after succumbing to diabetes. Tolkien was only twelve years old. (Walter Tompkins, Great)

When he was fourteen his mother decided to move the family and hide from the embarrassment of her husband. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio in

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents who were traveling actors. His father David Poe Jr. died probably in 1810. Elizabeth Hopkins Poe died in 1811, leaving three children. Edgar was taken into the home of a merchant from Richmond named John Allan. The remaining children were cared for by others. Poe's brother William died young and sister Rosalie later became insane. At the age of five Poe could recite passages of English poetry. Later one of his teachers in Richmond said: "While the other boys wrote mere mechanical verses, Poe wrote genuine poetry; the boy was a born poet." Poe was brought up partly in England (1815-20), where he attended Manor School at Stoke Newington. Later it became the setting for

J.R.R Tolkien was born on January 3rd 1892 and died on September the 2nd 1973. He was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, but settled in England as a child at four years old after his father, Arthur died. His father, before John was a bank clerk that moved to South Africa

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fourteen then he had to work to help support his family. He enjoyed reading and wanted

Edward Estlin Cummings was born on October fourteenth 1894 to Edward Cummings Sr. and Rebecca Haswell Clarke who were also Unitarian. They were a all around well-known family in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward Cummings Sr. (father) was a professor at Harvard University and then later on he was most widely and the nationally known minister of Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Rebecca Haswell Clarke (mother) loved to just stay home and take care of Cummings and his siblings. Cummings parents were always very supportive of him and his creative talents. Cummings wrote poems and also drew as a child, he also loved to play outdoors with the many other children who lived in his neighborhood in Massachusetts. Cummings also grew up with many

Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916, in Llandaff, South Wales. His parents were Norwegian. His father had immigrated from Norway to England. He took a trip back to Norway in hopes of finding a new wife to help him raise his son and

brother at a school in Kendal, where he was to remain for 12 years. He