When he was three, his father died, forcing his mother to raise him and his siblings himself. Death within a family is brought forward in The Hobbit. For example, Fili and Kili died defending Thorin. In The Hobbit, it says “Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother” (Tolkien 202). Tolkien’s father, himself, had died in an effort to protect his family and to help them have a better life. Not only that, but there is many wars and battles ensnared throughout The Hobbit. Tolkien’s experiences with death in war and battle could have played a major role in this. “They knew that the joined armies of the Lake-men and the Elves were hurrying towards the Mountain” (Tolkien 259). This ever looming threat of doom and war meshes itself into Tolkien’s story so easily in this situation. Death inches its way into Tolkien’s writing. Tolkien was homeschooled after the death of his father, so Tolkien was heavily influenced by his mother’s views. One such way was the family’s heavy involvement in the Roman Catholic
When he was three, his father died, forcing his mother to raise him and his siblings himself. Death within a family is brought forward in The Hobbit. For example, Fili and Kili died defending Thorin. In The Hobbit, it says “Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother” (Tolkien 202). Tolkien’s father, himself, had died in an effort to protect his family and to help them have a better life. Not only that, but there is many wars and battles ensnared throughout The Hobbit. Tolkien’s experiences with death in war and battle could have played a major role in this. “They knew that the joined armies of the Lake-men and the Elves were hurrying towards the Mountain” (Tolkien 259). This ever looming threat of doom and war meshes itself into Tolkien’s story so easily in this situation. Death inches its way into Tolkien’s writing. Tolkien was homeschooled after the death of his father, so Tolkien was heavily influenced by his mother’s views. One such way was the family’s heavy involvement in the Roman Catholic