J. R. R. Tolkien's Accomplishments

“Faithless is he who says farewell when the road darkens,” said author J.R.R Tolkien. Tolkien’s life wasn’t the happiest one, and no matter how bad things got, he never gave up. Tolkien took his words, and he really used them to have meaning, or purpose. He spent a majority of his life an orphan boy, and he was decently educated. Even after life threw at him it’s worst, Tolkien continued on. It is only reasonable that Tolkien be recognized as one of the world’s greatest authors. Born on January 3, 1892 Tolkien’s early life was one of poverty and sorrow. He was born in africa, his family eventually moved into a seemingly middle class neighborhood in england("Biography."). When Tolkien’s Mother died in 1904, Tolkien and his brother were sent to live with a Catholic priest in Birmingham(Bio.com). Tolkien’s Father was already dead, and they had nowhere left to go, so the
The book series, The Hobbit, and The Lord of The Rings are regarded as some of the greatest books in the world, which have sold tens of millions of copies(Bio.com). When a book sells over ten million copies it must be very popular, and Tolkien’s books are truly adored by many. In 1915 Tolkien earned a first class degree, he was also working as a college professor at the time("Biography."). Tolkien’s accomplishments have not gone unrecognized, and they will not in anytime in the near future. Tolkien’s early days weren’t the happiest by any means. Although he had a sad childhood, he made it up to himself by becoming very successful. The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings both sold at least ten million copies. Being influenced by poems, and other things he read and or heard Tolkien’s books were works of pure genius. For these reasons Tolkien deserves to be known as one of the greatest authors of all time. In the end Tolkien Took something dead and brought it back to life, and people loved