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 was not an extraordinary writer to begin with; rather, Tolkien talked his way into this status. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in a province of South Africa. At an early age, his mother, Mabel, took him and his younger brother, Hilary, on a family visit 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 struck Mabel and at the age of 34 she died. As Tolkien grew older, 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 villainous characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, often classifying JRR Tolkien as a racist and sexist or defending JRR Tolkien by stating that his character descriptions were simply used to advance the plot and add an exotic feel to the film. the trilogy; however, after evaluating this statement it is clear that JRR Tolkien is not a racist and a sexist and is simply a unique fantasy writer because these comments are not consistent with his characters as demonstrated by his writing style, personality and character. era. Tolkien is not a racist or a sexist, as evidenced by his writing style in which he simply uses the concept of war and its toll on the characters to advance the plot and add an exotic atmosphere in the Lord... in the midst of paper... ...optical atmosphere that Middle-earth fosters. Therefore, from this analysis, it can be determined that Tolkien is not, in fact, a racist or a sexist, but a venerable fantasy writer who maintains the status quo of his era, identifies the plight of women, and ultimately sympathizes with women and women. minorities.Works CitedCaesar, Judith. "Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Dante's Inferno." Explainer. (2006): 1-3. Print.Okay, Nancy. "Tolkien's Females and the Definition of Power." Rebirth. (2007): 1-11. Print.Fredrick, Candice and Sam McBride. “Fighting the Warrior Woman: Females and Combat in Tolkien and Lewis.” (2007): 1-10. Print.Hatcher, Melissa McCrory. "In Search of the Role of Women in The Lord of the Rings." (2007): 1-9. Print.Ibata, David. "'Lord' of Racism? Critics Consider Trilogy Discriminatory." Chicago Tribune January 12, 2003, print.