J.K. Rowling
by Doris from Kaohsiung
"Dark and difficult times lie ahead , soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy,." said by J.K.Rowling, the author of the popular books "Harry Potter".
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Everyone has a hero in their heart. And heroes not only have appeal but also have brains, courage, and a kind heart. So, who's your hero? Now I'm going to talk about mine -J.K.Rowling.
BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE
Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England on July 31, 1965. One year and eleven months later her sister and only sibling Di was born. The Rowling family moved twice. First when J.K. was four and again around her ninth birthday. The two schools she went to were very different. She majored in French and classical literature at Exeter University. When she was 26, she moved to Portugal where she taught English. Her first marriage with a Portugal journalist wasn't happy. After the marriage, she raised her daughter named Jessica (born in 1993) alone, but she got remarried in 2001 and now lives in Scotland with her husband and three children.
THE MOTIVATION OF CREATING THE STORY "HARRY POTTER"
In 1990, J.K. was 24 and on a train to London, she seemed to see an emaciated wizard with black hair and glasses smiling at her. And after ten years, Harry became a "wizard" who swept the world.
J.K. loves writing since she was small. She always writes the stories and repeatedly reads them to her sister.
After her first marriage, she raised her three-month-old daughter alone without working. So, she relied on the unemployment benefits to feed her daughter and herself. At that time, she liked to create her stories in a cafe named Nicholson with a cup of cappuccino. Then, she would send her manuscripts to a man who discovered her writing potential - Christopher Little. And he was the person who changed her life, too. He spent a year to find a publisher that was willing to publish J.K.'s book. Finally, he found a small publisher named Bloomsbury in London.
THE STORY AFTER "HARRY POTTER" WAS PUBLISHED
After Harry Potter was published, J.K. became a famous author between countries. The situation of the number of the sold-out books was called "The literary world of the Beatles frenzy" by media. Also, the book brought her a lot of wealth (it even made her became the 12th richest person in the UK in 2008! ). She said she would never know she'd be that famous. Some media called her "The next C.S.Lewis (the author of The Chronicles of Narnia)", but she didn't agree with that. She thought Harry Potter wasn't a book with a sacred moral mission. She likes Harry. Sometimes, she met Harry in her dream and chatted with him, just like an old friend. She said that Harry Potter was just a book but brought the readers and her happiness.
Conclusion
Though J.K. was
refused by 12 publishers, she never gave up. J.K. succeeded by her perseverance
and her bravery. And now, she is rich, but she never forgot the poor years she
experienced. She donates money to the people who needs help. She faced the
challenges in her life and never gave up. That's all about my hero-J.K.Rowling.
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