Magical. Exciting. Life-changing. From the moment Rubeus Hagrid, Gatekeeper of Hogwarts, exclaims, “Harry - yer a wizard” (50), readers’ lives are changed forever as they enter the magical world of Harry Potter. The reader follows Harry’s journey throughout his schooling at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and as he develops as a character throughout J.K. Rowling’s series. The series is known as one of the best ever written, and that title is proven true by the powerful emotions Harry Potter makes the reader feel. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a great start to the series because it introduces readers to the fantasy world of wizards and witches, and provides many topics for discussion with friends and strangers alike. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone encourages readers to disconnect from the real world and provides a greater appreciation for modern day British literature. …show more content…
If the reader does not understand portions of the material, they can bring their question to class discussion the next day. Individuals can also benefit from hearing from their classmates’ and teachers’ opinions and perspectives, and student participation can make daily reading assignments less cumbersome. Readers may have different viewpoints on the same character, and that can help readers develop a better understanding of the characters, and form some real-life friendships as well! Some individuals prefer modern British literature compared to older, more boring British works, such as Great Expectations or Le Morte d’ Arthur. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was written in the contemporary period, and appeals to audiences young and
By having his location in the Muggle World be decided for him at first, Harry’s initial identity is chosen for him (for his own safety from dark forces). However, although not understood at first, Harry learns throughout the film what the Wizarding World has to offer through his acceptance at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Through multiple mentors and friends, Harry is able to establish his roots as a new wizard within an unknown world that he was initially unaware of throughout his childhood.
The journey from childhood to adulthood is filled with many challenges with the desired outcome being a successful entry into adulthood. Almost everyone can relate to learning about the significance of family, how to win the respect of peers, how to value humility, the forces of good and evil, and right and wrong, and when it’s time to rebel or follow the rules. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, is an adventure story set in Surrey, England. It’s about the transformation of a timid, weak young boy with a secret gift, into an infamous hero. Harry Potter, escapes a life of abuse to begin a new life filled with adventure and friends who respect him. The recurring theme throughout the book is that we are neither inherently good or bad, rather it’s our choices or decisions that determine who we become and our place in the world.
In Harry Potter Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K Rowling, a young sorcerer, Harry Potter has contributed to the theme because he used to be raised in a very isolated environment with no friends or anyone that cares for him sincerely. He has also been a slave to his host
1. Harry Potter’s parents are killed, but the person who killed his parents doesn’t kill him.
? The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling, for its focus on wizardry and magic.
The Hero’s Journey is the pattern that many fantasy narratives follow. Lian Hearn’s book Across the Nightingale Floor and Christopher Columbus’ movie Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone have compared against the Hero’s Journey. The stages of the Hero’s Journey that are in both studied fantasies are the call to adventure, crossing the threshold and freedom to live.
One dark night at Number 4, Privet Drive Albus Dumbledore, the head of a Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, meets Professor McGonagall, a teacher at Hogwarts, and Hagrid, the grounds keeper of Hogwarts, outside the Dursley home. Dumbledore tells McGonagall that Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who was doing his best to plunge the world into darkness, has killed Mr. and Mrs. Potter and tried unsuccessfully to kill their baby son, Harry. Dumbledore leaves Harry with the only family he has the Dursleys, much to the dismay of Professor McGonagall and Hagrid, with an explanatory note in a basket in front of the Dursley home.
Harry Potter is a story about an orphan child going to a school for wizards. The main characters in the story are Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Draco Malthoy. The story is aimed at children or young people.
In every book and movie contain the villain like the Evil Stepmother, Sauron, Prince Hans, President Snow or even Scar. Well in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” they also contain a villain, Voldemort. Voldemort’s name at hogwarts became the “forbidden name” in this series. So they call him “You-Know-who.”
Abanes, Richard. "Harry Potter: Harmless Christian Novel or Doorway to the Occult?" Interview. The Christian Broadcasting Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. In this interview, Author Richard Abanes provides information to parents about Harry Potter and the concerns and dangers with modern day fantasy literature. Supplying a priest’s expert opinion, this interview discusses children’s susceptibleness to outside influences and the different types of fantasy literature. Its unyielding, yet respectable position, including references to other Christian fantasy series such as The Chronicles of Narnia, will be advantageous for my argument in that it provides an alternative viewpoint from my own. Being a counterargument, this source can be used to help shape an argument in rebuttal of the points made in this argument. Sources that argue that Harry Potter does indeed contain Christian aspects will be helpful in a rebuttal of this source.
“Every child in our world will know his name!” says Professor McGonagall in the beginning of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Rowling 13). Little did J.K. Rowling know that line would become a fact in our world, since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone has taken the world by storm since it was first released in 1997. One thing that makes this book so popular for adults and children alike is the emphasis of the importance of love and friendship. Love and friendship is a theme that develops the plot lines and the characters throughout the story, but also gives the readers a sense of wholeness that adds to the readers’ takeaway of the book.
Harry Potter is a fascinating tale of sorcerers, wands, broomsticks, dragons, and magic. The story begins with a young boy named Harry Potter who lives at number four Privit Drive, Surray, England. His journey begins after the death of his parents at the hands of the evil Lord Voldemort. Harry learns of his past and his future as a wizard from Hagrid, the keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He travels to Hogwarts where he learns spells and enchantments, makes new friends, finds enemies, and discovers fantastic secretes. J.K. Rowling weaves a web of impeccable storytelling with this critically acclaimed novel. In the tale of Harry Potter imagery, symbolism, and motif take central focus.
One of the most read series in all literature is Harry Potter. The seven-book succession has sold over 400 million copies and has been translated into over sixty languages. What is it that makes this series so wildly famous? What is it about the boy who lived that makes frenzied readers flock to their local bookstore at midnight on the day of the release to buy the latest installment? How is a story set in a world that doesn’t exist about wizards, witches, magic, and mystical creatures so popular? The series has been able to earn its spot on the New York Times Bestseller list and has granted author J.K. Rowling multiple awards because it is relatable. It is not the setting or the events in the plot of the story that we relate to. We relate to what Harry, his friends, mentors, teachers, caretakers, and even enemies feel. Harry is in a lot of ways exactly like us. He represents some of the good characteristics that all of us have as well as the bad. The series as a whole, is about one thing that is stressed over and over again in the novels, love. The Harry Potter series is one of the most read sequences of novels because the central theme is love and self-sacrifice, and readers are looking for a novel that shows them just that.
This literary analysis will define the importance of self-realization in the fantasy world of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. Rowling’s fantasy world presents the challenges of a young boy, Harry Potter, that is trapped between the “real world” and the fantasy world of Hogwart’s School. Harry’s transport into the world of Hogwart’s provides him with the potential for self-realization that will fulfill his true identity as a wizard. Hogwarts School is, in fact, a fantasy location, but the overriding realism of his identity as a wizard teaches him about the importance
...novel that fits into the schema that Bakhtin created and make a story that helps readers better understand what Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is trying to express.