JRR Tolkien was motivated by several elements in his life to write The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien was an admirable British writer and scholar best known for the author-illustrated children's book The Hobbit and its adult sequel The Lord of the Rings (O'Neil 1529). The Hobbit is the biggest part of why he wrote The Lord of the Rings, along with every aspect of his successful life. In 1930, Tolkien jotted down some cryptic words about "a hobbit" on the back of an exam paper he was marking. “Names always generate a story in my mind,” he observed, and eventually discovered what the hobbits were like (Rollyson 4462). The few words Tolkien jotted down left his imagination running wild and his mind hungry for more words. On 21 September 1937, Tolkien's fantasy and children's novel, The Hobbit, was published (Rollyson 4456). Shortly after the publication of this novel, Tolkien's publisher wrote to him that his audience would like to know more about hobbits next year. So, in December, he began to construct a new book, The Lord of the Rings (O'Neil 1543). The Hobbit was one of the biggest things that pushed Tolkien to keep writing, and it took him up to twelve years to write (O'Neil 1544). Everyone, even his friends and family, wanted more. His personal life also encouraged him to not only write The Lord of the Rings, but to write in general. His childhood played a significant role in his love and passion for writing. As a child, Tolkien was always fascinated by different themes. The memory of his younger years in Sarehole, the happiest of his childhood, gave him an abiding love of nature, which formed the basis for one of his main concepts, "The interrelationships between the 'noble' and the 'simple' ". (Rollyson 4460). Tolkien... center of card... in England, where Tolkien found even more inspiring ideas to include in The Lord of the Rings. The Inklings were a literary group who shared works and influenced each other (O'Neil 1538). In the group, Tolkien had read snippets of The Lord of the Rings to Lewis and others, each returning affirmative comments and urging the comments to "continue!" (Kellman 2598). The importance of the Inklings cannot be overstated, especially the friendship with Lewis, which was a surprising inspiration for the work of The Lord of the Rings (Rollyson 4459). In conclusion, every element of Tolkien's life has a place in The Lord of the Rings. His love of boyhood themes and language, his experiences in the World War, the love and passion of his wife and children, the positive words of CS Lewis and the Inklings. Each can serve as if it had its own little chapter in the novel.