1904: TOLKIEN, TRAUMA, AND ITS ANNIVERSARIES.

The article focuses on the traumatic childhood memories of English writer, philologist, and poet J. R. R. Tolkien and its importance in his thinking and writing. Particular focus was given on the death of Tolkien's mother Mabel Tolkien, who suffered from diabetes and died on November 1904. The article also discusses the significant changes on Tolkien's character and his pessimism resulting from the depression and psychological trauma as he faced the loss of his family.