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J. R. R. Tolkien's Influence On Lord Of The Rings

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The fans of J.R.R Tolkien are well aware of his trilogy the lord of the rings, and as a reader, I always wondered about Tolkien personality, personality and such makes one's character and that is a heavy influence in their writing.From what I have read so far Tolkien's impression on me is that he is a daydreaming man that has an endless imagination, that has made his work beloved by millions around the world. I'll be going over my sources in how they discuss the influence that friends had on Tolkien’s writing and the inspiration that life events & his morals had on Lord of The Rings

It's common knowledge that fans know that JRR Tolkien has served in a war, World war one to be precise and we all know how war affects most people.War is something significant in one's life one that will never go away, you see the brutal violent deaths of your close comrades, almost die in multiple occasions yourself, you know what true fear is like.This was a significant event in Tolkien's life that could of lead to major events and emotion written in his …show more content…

Tolkien—The Mind of a Genius. By Alicia Kort of the Newsweek magazine “a smooth, pale fluent little chap—no harm in him: only needs a smack or so.”.this give a sense of how he was and as I mentioned before one personality and then the things they love can be an impactful thing in one work. All that I have mentioned in this paper, for example, the events and people that inspired and influenced J.R.R Tolkien to write his mind-blowing stories that eventual inspire other as well that's the beauty of it, it's a cycle of inspiration.and it will never end everyone can take inspiration from

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