A Brief Introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien & The Hobbit

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A Brief Introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien & The Hobbit
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A Brief Introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien & The Hobbit After retirement, Tolkien and his wife lived first in the Headington area of Oxford, then moved to Bournemouth, but after his wife's death in 1971, Tolkien returned to Oxford and died after a very brief illness on 2nd September 1973, leaving his great mythological van legendary cycle The Silmarillion to be edited for publication by his son, Christopher. A Brief Introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien & The Hobbit

TOLKIEN BIOGRAPHY John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) Pronounced “tol-keen” Born in South Africa, he spent a happy childhood growing up in the English countryside His deep love of the rural landscape can clearly be seen in his writings.

TOLKIEN BIOGRAPHY Tolkien was twelve when his mother died He and his brother attended Kind Edward's School, Birmingham, England, where he achieved distinction in classical literature. At this time also, he began to develop his writing by inventing languages which he thought 'fairies' or 'elves' would speak.

TOLKIEN BIOGRAPHY He knew much about war, something that occurs a lot in his novels. He became a British infantryman and served in the Battle of Somme (World War I, 1916) Two of his three closest friends were killed.

TOLKIEN BIOGRAPHY After the war, he got a job working on the New English Dictionary, and began to write a collection of stories which he originally called “The Book of Lost Tales”. This book eventually became known as The Silmarillion, one of his most popular books after The Hobbit and the LOTR trilogy.

TOLKIEN BIOGRAPHY Tolkien became a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He loved words and their origins, especially very old words. Meanwhile, his four children encouraged him to use his imagination at home. At night, Tolkien would put his children to bed and tell them stories he made up until they went to sleep. One such story would later go on to become the story of The Hobbit, published years later in 1937

C.S. Lewis and the Inklings After The Hobbit, he developed a friendship with another Oxford professor and writer, C. S. Lewis. You may recognize his name: he is the author of The Chronicles of Narnia.  The two critiqued each other’s work as part of an informal writers’ group known as “The Inklings”. As a group, several writers would get together to talk, have wine, and read from their work-in-progress.

TOLKIEN BIOGRAPHY After his wife's death in 1971, Tolkien returned to Oxford and died after a very brief illness on September 2, 1973. He left his great mythological book The Silmarillion to his son to be edited and published posthumously (after his death).

The Hobbit

The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic Takes place in the fictional world of Middle Earth. This world looks similar to Europe. Treated like the prologue (or prequel) to The Lord of the Rings. It was also meant to stand alone as a children’s or young adult book. The significance of the ring is one major thing that changed.

Origin  At Oxford one day while Tolkien was marking papers, his mind started to wander. On a blank exam booklet, he wrote down a single very famous line: “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” He forgot about it for awhile, then decided later on that he needed to find out what a hobbit was, what sort of a hole it lived in, why it lived in a hole, etc. From this search grew the tale that would become The Hobbit.

The Hobbit The hobbit is Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit of good manners, somewhat lazy habits, and very hairy feet. He prefers napping to going on adventures. One day he is visited by a wizard named Gandalf and a group of dwarves and accepts a challenge to steal back a fortune in gold from a dragon.

Real-Life Connection The setting for the story was very inspired by Tolkien’s world growing up. Two places in particular, Moseley Bog and Sarehole Mill, formed the background setting for many parts of the story. These places are still around today and have become popular tourist landmarks in England.

Childhood hangout #1: Moseley Bog Tolkien used the bog, and the entrance to it, as inspiration for many places in his fictional world.

Childhood hangout #2: Sarehole Mill The town of Sarehole Mill would later become the inspiration for The Shire, Bilbo’s home:

The Hobbit Major Themes and Conflicts: Good vs. Evil: can good triumph over evil? Courage: what does it mean to have courage, and how does someone get it? Heroism: what is a hero? Is it something we are born as, or something we can become?

The Hobbit Key Facts: Narrator: third person limited. Tone: Casual, fun, bright, warm. Mood: Skips between joyful/happy in good times to dark/desperate in times of danger. External Conflict: Bilbo versus the many enemies they face. Internal Conflict: Bilbo versus his fear and timid nature.