Today's topic is to write about a person we admire. I
haven’t thought about it before so it’s been difficult for me to decide the
one. So I am going with J.R.R Tolkien I guess. John
Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in 1892 in South
Africa but moved to England as a child. Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic, an anti-communist and a
nationalist; he even got to compare Stalin with the Dark Lord, one of the
greatest evils of his novels. His work was inspired by British adventures
histories, European mythology and Catholicism. Even when I don’t share his
ideals I do admire his creativity.
I got to
knew him by watching the movie adaptation of Lord of the rings and fell in love
with the world he created. He didn’t just write a novel, he constructed
more than three different languages and a whole lore and cartography for the
world he created. Tolkien is one of the most renowned fantasy writers, but his
work has been widely criticized. One of the most criticized thing about his
work, with which I agree, is the lack of female protagonist characters. He has
been dead since 1973, but if he were alive I would ask him about the
inspiration behind his work and all the things he didn’t got the chance to
write because of his death.
claudia, for me has been very difficult to choose someone ... it is very interesting to read about the author of the famous saga!!!
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