JRR Tolkien wrote the Lord of the Rings books in fragments over many decades. It is expected that around 1917 he began work on The Silmarillion. The Hobbit, however, was published in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954. Originally, Tolkien intended for his son to become the first reader of his books. Perhaps this is why Tolkien makes The Hobbit a children's story; more specifically, it is a story of a quest for dwarves and a hobbit searching for a dragon. We can immediately notice that women and a female voice are actually never included in The Hobbit. In the other books mentioned above Tolkien includes minor female characters that we will analyze; The lack of female roles and voices in Tolkien's books shows that he is actually a sexist author and intended his books to be exclusively for a male audience. After doing extensive reading and analyzing the female roles found in Tolkien, readers will be able to notice JRR Tolkien's misogynistic views, which are demonstrated throughout his stories in The Lord of the Rings. While working on The Lord of the Rings, Note that Tolkien had read aloud complete portions of his novel to several scholars he trusted to receive sensible criticism in this field. Specifically, these critics were men, perhaps his colleagues and close associates at Oxford University, with whom he felt comfortable sharing his work (Carpenter, 12). Tolkien and other scholars argued as intellectuals, medievalists, and as enthusiasts of imaginative literature. However, like Tolkien, they were traditional men of the late Victorian period where women were still considered second-class citizens, and it was not considered out of the norm not to include… half of the paper… . candles and prays for the protection of his family as they face their daily adventures. Belladonna is probably someone who has led a full life and is always looking out for others. Tolkien only gives us a glimpse of Belladonna in that she married, had a large house with her husband, and was most likely very content being a wife, mother, and grandmother to her heirs. In conclusion, women in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have no real place in the grand quest and adventure of the books. We will never know whether Tolkien actually did this on purpose or whether he was simply writing according to 19th century customs. Although little is said about the women in these books, they truly have a profound impact on the lives of those involved in the story just as women have a profound impact on the husbands and children growing up in today's society..