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In 1997, J.K. Rowling changed the world forever when she published her first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The first out of a 7 book series, it quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. Originally published as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first...
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While the entire Harry Potter series works to establish the identity of the main character, the first installment in J.K. Rowling’s bestselling books, entitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, clearly presents a pattern which begins early on in the life of the protagonist, Harry...
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The theme of death in the Harry Potter series provides researchers with a substantial amount of material to absorb, as this topic is of great importance for understanding J.K. Rowling’s message clearer. However, past critics concentrated predominantly on death as a form of sacrifice. This...
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The journey of a hero is an imperative part of any quest narrative. It shows not only the development of the character but allows the reader to feel part of the story. Within this essay I will be analyzing Bilbo Baggins journey as well as...
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Heroes are a constant topic in any given language arts class, considering the fact there are many different types of heroes. Examples of which include, the classic, tragic and epic hero. Each type referring to a different era, style of writing, authors and even characteristics...
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling is about an eleven-year-old boy named Harry Potter. Harry soon discovers on his eleventh’s birthday that he is an orphaned son of two powerful wizards and that he possesses unique magical powers of his own. This...
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Although J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series was an instant hit in modern culture, it is replete with themes consistent with literature from the Middle Ages and Classical eras. The shared relationship between humans and nature is the most apparent of these themes, and throughout the...
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Males still make up an uncomfortably large majority of published authors; perhaps this, along with many other factors, contributes to the dearth of strong female characters in literature. But regardless of causation, the truth is still evident: heroines have been woefully underrepresented over centuries of...
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In Severus Snape, J. K. Rowling created an obvious anti-hero who deserved better. A villainous character in appearance and temperament, his dark presence belied his true intentions. Snape filled the anti-hero role valiantly to the very end. Despite his presentation, he was always on the...
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In the Harry Potter series, Rowling has created a world full of magic, imagination, and witchcrafts. In terms of fantasy fiction, fantasy is defined as “the literature of unreality,” or as “literature which does not give priority to realistic representation”. Usually, works of fantasy genre...
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The novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, written by J. K. Rowling is the first book in a seven-part series. Harry Potter’s heroic journey through the Muggle World into the Wizarding World shows a growth in himself and his mind. Potter follows the stages...
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Do you sacrifice all of humanity in order to keep the one you love alive or sacrifice this person to save all of humanity? This is the decision that Dumbledore (the Headmaster of Hogwarts) had to face when he had to choose whether to tell...
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In J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, we are introduced to a well developed and rich world in which humans, monsters, and marvels of all varieties live together, in a place tied together with magic. There are seemingly regular people, wizards, witches,...
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Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the life of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and...
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Though most children’s literature is not necessarily always intended to be read solely by children, it is important to consider the reception of the child. In the Grimm Brothers’ “Cinderella” and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the child-reader is able to learn...
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The novel opens with a description of the Dursley family, a middle-class family that lives in Little Whinging, Surrey. Vernon and Petunia Dursley are constantly worried that someone will find out about Petunia’s decidedly “unDursleyish” witch sister, Lily, and their worries are justified when Lily’s...
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In almost every fantasy book or film, the major protagonist is represented as a hero who must struggle to overcome life-threatening obstacles and potential defeat. Peter Beagles novel The Last Unicorn published in 1968, and J. K. Rowling’s novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone...
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Different items in a particular series can be similar, yet differ in many ways. Through literary analysis, readers can see these similarities and differences. In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, more similarities between items are presented. The following will describe an in depth analysis of...
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The release of the seventh and the final book in the Harry Potter series might just have been the most anticipated affair in the recent history of publishing. It certainly was the largest. For the Potterheads around the world, it couldn’t have come soon enough....
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Harry Porter and The Sorcerer’s Stone is a British American film that was released in 2001. Chris Columbus directed the film which is entirely based on fantasy. The movie is based on the novel by J. K. Rowling; Harry Porter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. On...
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In 1999, J.K. Rowling released her third book in the Harry Potter series, which has become a global sensation. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book out of a series of seven, and although it is not the middle book in...
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The Grandfather Paradox is often misrepresented in works of literature and film. However, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the paradox is represented fairly well with only a few errors. The Grandfather paradox is commonly known as the myth of killing one’s grandparents...
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I am currently reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. This book is the 4th in the Harry Potter Series, about a young wizard in training named Harry. In this fantasy novel, Harry competes in the Triwizard Competition, but he never...
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My book report is on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I chose this book because I love Harry Potter and I decided to read the books. It was first published on July 02, 1998. Before it, there was Harry Potter and the Philosophers...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published in 2000, and is the fourth and middle book of the Harry Potter series. It is considered the turning point in the series, as the reader finds a more grown up Harry and much more serious...
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In both Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, we find many characters making choices about how they will handle the circumstances facing them. Rowling actively portrays the role of fate versus free will...
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman explore the themes of magic and the supernatural. Harry Potter is a story about a young, seemingly ordinary boy, finding out that he is in fact a wizard....
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Remember Cedric Diggory During times of crisis and fear, people look to and expect authority figures for comfort. After Great Britain entered what would be known as World War two, the populace looked to King George. When the World Trade Center was attacked, the American...
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J. K. Rowling created stories and worlds that are very beloved in the world. Most children know the Harry Potter stories, however what they may not realize is that they are learning about economics through these stories. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone has some...
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Death is one of the few things in life of which we can be absolutely certain. But how we think about death as humans, as rational agents, as mortal beings, changes over time and circumstance. Once a distant consideration, it becomes vital and all consuming...