JRR Tolkien is a very accomplished writer who has published numerous works. Tolkien uses his life experiences creatively to give meaning to his text. The proof is clearly presented through his most notable work, the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He used these books as a medium to express the events and experiences he experienced firsthand. All his books are a timeless way for him to express himself and his ideas to generations to come. JRR Tolkien was born in 1892 in Bloomfontein, South Africa. He lived there for three years before returning to England with his mother Mabel, where his father died a year later. He grew up in the Warwickshire countryside, where many believe to be the basis of the Shire in The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's mother died when he was 12, leaving him to be raised by the family's Catholic priest, Father Francis Morgen. He studied several languages ​​at the University of Oxford in England where he was proficient in Latin and Greek, which at the time constituted the main course of artistic education, and was more fluent in a number of other languages, including Finnish. After graduating with a degree in English literature, he enlisted for World War I in 1916. "Tolkien spent the remainder of the war alternating between hospital and garrison duty, being deemed medically unfit for general service," according to John Garth's book Tolkien and the Great War. Upon his return to England in 1917, Tolkien began work on his epic The Silmarillion. Tolkien's other major published books were The Hobbit trilogy and The Lord of the Rings. For the rest of his life, he continued to publish more novels and care for his wife Edith's four children.JRR To...... middle of paper ...... uses it to bring life to his works so that the reader can understand.Works CitedTolkien, JRR The Hobbit, or there and back. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Print. Tolkien, JRR The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the first part of The Lord of the Rings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print. Hill, Lynn F. "Kortirion Among the Trees: Warwick's Influence on JRR Tolkien's Vision of Middle-earth." », an essay. Np, October 2004. Web. February 24, 2014. “Tolkien’s Warwickshire Connection.” BBC News. BBC, May 22, 2006. Web. February 26, 2014. Shmoop editorial team. “The Hobbit, or round trip, racing theme.” Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. February 26, 2014. Bratman, David. “A list of books by JRR Tolkien.” A list of books by JRR Tolkien. NP, 2001. Web. February 26, 2014. Norman, Phillip. The Prevalence of Hobbits. New York: Ny Times, 1967. Print.