There is no doubt that John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an exceptional writer. Today he is considered the father of modern fantasy literature. However, he did not start out as this extraordinary writer; on the contrary, Tolkien worked his way up to this status. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in a South African province. From a young age, his mother, Mabel, took him and his younger brother, Hilary, on family visits to England; however, before his father, Arthur, could join them in England, Arthur had died of rheumatic fever. With no income, Mabel took her children to live with her in Kings Heath with her parents. Mabel sparked John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's interest in botany, drawing and fantasy stories. Eventually, Type I diabetes caught up with Mabel and she died at the age of 34. As Tolkien grew up, he began writing literary essays about Middle-earth. He is also the author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Critics and historians often debate the depictions of evil characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, often labeling JRR Tolkien as racist and sexist or defending JRR Tolkien by stating that his character descriptions were simply used to advance the plot and add an exotic atmosphere to the plot. the trilogy; However, after evaluating this statement, it is clear that JRR Tolkien is neither racist nor sexist and is simply a unique fantasy writer as these comments are inconsistent with his characters as shown in his writing style, personality and era. Tolkien is not racist or sexist as shown by his writing style where he simply employs the concept of war and its consequences on the characters to advance the plot and add an exotic atmosphere to the Lord...... middle of paper ... ...the otic atmosphere favored by Middle-earth. Therefore, from this analysis it can be determined that Tolkien is, in fact, neither a racist nor a sexist, but a venerable fantasy writer who maintains the status quo of his time, identifies the plight of women and, ultimately sympathizes with both women and men. minorities. Works Cited César, Judith. “Tolkien is Lord of the Rings and Dante’s Inferno.” Explainer. (2006): 1-3. Print.Enright, Nancy. “Tolkien’s Women and the Definition of Power.” Renaissance. (2007): 1-11. Print.Fredrick, Candice and Sam McBride. “Fighting the warrior woman: women and combat in Tolkien and Lewis. » (2007): 1-10. Print. Hatcher, Melissa McCrory. “Finding the role of women in The Lord of the Rings.” (2007): 1-9. Print.Ibata, David. "'Lord' of racism? Critics view trilogy as discriminatory." Chicago Tribune January 12, 2003, printed.