Comparing Snape and Mr Creakle in David Copperfield by Charles Dickens and Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Mr Creakle is the headmaster at Salem House, "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens. Snape is the Potions Master at Hogwarts, Harry Potter series by J K Rowling. It is because of the education system that Mr Creakle and Snape meet the main characters from both books (David and Harry). Whilst Snape teaches his pupils, Mr Creakle's main aim is to inflict physical punishment upon his pupils. Attitude towards Education Both Snape and Mr Creakle are portrayed as frightening teachers. Snape is very strict in his classes although he does not need to use physical punishment to keep his class in order. His frightening character is enough to keep his pupils in order. "I don't expect you will understand the beauty of the softly, simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate powers of liquids…I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death - if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach" - this shows Snape as patronising, not caring about his pupil's feelings and lacking respect. On the other hand, Mr Creakle is very physical towards his pupils. "At every question he gave me a fleshy cut with it that made me writhe" - this shows that Mr Creakle believes that discipline is the only way to keep the children in order. He cuts jokes before he hits the boys, "Mr Creakle cuts a joke before he beats him". This portrays that he likes beating them. Snape is willing to teach his pupils his potions subject and the pupils are not in fear to attend his class, whereas Mr Creakle enjoys punishing his pupils and not a lot of learning takes place in this classroom. Mr Creakle's pupils are in total fear of attending his classes. Behaviour In class, Snape likes to single out and blame Harry for things that are not his fault, "You Potter, why didn't you tell him not to add the
The books Redwall by: Brian Jacques and the Harry Potter Series by: J.K. Rowling share many similar and different character traits, themes and symbols. Redwall takes place place during a medieval time in an abbey and the characters are woodland animals. The Harry Potter series takes place in modern day England primarily in school of magic where teenagers learn how to harness their magical powers and abilities. The two may not be similar in terms of plot, but Redwall and Harry Potter both share the themes and symbols of courage, compassion and evil.
Within Middleton and Rowley’s The Changeling the selective use of language accentuates various ideas and notions, demonstrating the capability words have in manipulating perceptions. It is the strategic placement of double-entendres on behalf of DeFlores that greatly affect consequences, as disguising his lustful intents as honesty aids in the damnation of himself and Beatrice. Although deceiving in nature only to Beatrice, through the insertion of asides, only the audience remains knowledgeable of these entendres, causing troublesome irony. Furthermore, it is the manipulation of language that really accentuates the effects of Beatrice’s ignorentia, causing her to descend the social order, and, incite her objectification. Hence, it is through manipulated connotations and differentiating overt and covert intentions that leads The Changeling to expose the impact and ramifications of deceptive language and dissonance present in articulating the internal alongside external factors.
Chaucer's Prologue is an introduction to the characters that he will soon be talking about in his short stories. It was written to combat the Italian Buchartio, and write his own version to achieve fame. The reason that the Italian version became so popular is because of how it was written in the Italian of the street people, in other words, it could be understood by the whole of Italy, not just the rich. Chaucer wanted to do the same thing, but came to halt when he was deciding what language to write it in, he thought of Russian and other languages, but soon decided on English. This is extremely important because it is the first time that English has ever been written down, usually it is just a spoken language with no written form. This is why it was so important to the English language that he wrote it specifically in English. Giving the language a written form, sort of. It was a mixture of German of the east and native language from the Anglo Saxons. It is difficult to read, because this is the first time English has been written down, so there wasn’t any set way to spell words, and they were spelled how they sounded phonetically.”Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March Hath Perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich liquor” (Page 97 Lines 1-3). Typically, this meant that the same word was spelled fifty different ways throughout the entire Prologue. Though it is hard to read it is still an excellent story, and has very depth in its characters, which are fully developed and give further detail into the story and make it one of the best stories in English there is today.
Liesel, a young girl who faces the challenges of coming into a foster family in 1939 Nazi Germany. To make things worse her foster parents are not for the Nazi Party. Day after day Liesel swallows down secrets like hiding a Jew in her basement and stealing from the rich. The author of The Book Thief writes about how when Liesel arrives in Germany and when she starts to steal, “Liesel’s world is both opened up and closed down” (Back Cover).
“Without their visits, you cannot hope to shun the path I tread.” (Dickens, page 9) Is there anything that can change the dreadful fate of the man who doesn’t believe in the Spirit of Christmas before it is too late? The famous story written by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Story, is very similar to the movie version. Scrooge is an old man who doesn’t believe in Christmas and thinks it is a “humbug.” Scrooge will suffer a horrible fate if he continues the cruel path he is on. Marley and the Christmas Spirits show Scrooge the true meaning of Christmas. The themes of the versions are discovery and change. There are many resemblances and some diversity between the play and the movie, A Christmas Carol.
An important rhetorical device that appears throughout the entire Harry Potter series is symbolism. There are many names and items that stand for something else and many are introduced in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. First, Harry’s scar represents the true love parents have for their children and how they are willing to do anything, including being killed, in order to save them. Next, the Mirror of Erised shows a person their truest desires and everything he or she would want in life. Thirdly, each wizard’s wand is representative of his or her character and personality and if the improper one is used, terrible events will occur. Finally, the names of the founders of the four Hogwarts Houses are symbols of the core beliefs and values of each.
Both Great Expectations and David Copperfield are characterised by the close relationship between the characters and their immediate environment. This is emblematic of all Dickens' novels, reflecting Dickens' own life, recreating his experiences and journeys, using people and places to symbolise feelings and emotions.
In 1937 J. R. R. Tolkien introduced the world to a boring unadventurous hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins with his novel The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins does the unpredictable and goes on a journey with Thorin and Company to recover the stolen treasure. Bilbo isn't the only unorthodox mythological hero. Up to the present time it was not long ago that J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone we are introduced to a mettlesome young wizard known as Harry Potter. Harry Potter continues his family legacy and joins other young wizard and witches at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Although, both are like night and day in many ways Bilbo Baggins and Harry Potter are comparable.
Many people ask, “who was the greatest English writer in the 19th century?” An abundance of people would agree that Charles Dickens was indeed the greatest English writer of the 19th century Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England, over the course of his extraordinary writing career, Charles wrote many beloved novels. A few of Dickens’ beloved novels includes, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens’ writing career began in 1836, with the serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Dickens was known and loved for his use of humor, satire, and his major observation of characters and society.
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A Comparison of Charles Dickens and Jane Austen ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY Of the many authors to emerge during the nineteenth-century, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen were among the few who would make a lasting impression on the literary world for generations. Hard Times, often referred to as Dickens’ ‘Industrial novel’ and Austen’s Pride and Prejudice have been much read and well-loved classics for many years. It is the purpose of this essay to compare and contrast the different worlds depicted in both Hard Times and Pride and Prejudice. It will also look at the literary development between the early and late nineteenth-century. The essay will end with the examination of the stylistic characteristics of each author.
In the novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K Rowling introduces her main character, a 11-year old British wizarding student, Harry Potter. Harry is described to have jet-black hair, green eyes, and to be pale, skinny, and bespectacled. While Harry was still and infant, he was responsible for the downfall of a dark and powerful wizard, as a result his name is known to everyone wizarding world. In the novel, despite all the fame and admiration he has, Harry only recently finds out he is a wizard, and that he is famous. Therefore Harry feels burdened and insecure with all the attention he is receiving, and at the end of the novel, he proves himself to be an incredible wizard. Throughout the novel we learn Harry is brave, curious and modest.
However, the strong, yet subtle implications that Charles Dickens introduces to his novels, particularly “Great Expectations”, has made a strong impression during his time and even in the modern day. Dickens explores the wide gap among the “most wretched criminals (Magwitch), the poor (Joe and Biddy), the middle class (Pumblechook), and the very rich (Miss Havisham)” (Gupta, 18), a social hierarchy resulting from the Post-Industrial Revolution. “Great Expectations” demonstrates the role of social class in the society by emphasizing that social class does not define the character of the individual, the relationship with in the characters, and the value of the characters.
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While the novel does act as a social commentary on the disparaging treatment of the poor in England, Dickens fails to do more than comment on the situation. The fact that the social classes are fighting for survival against one another provides for the establishment of a further embedded social caste system of us against them. The very poor in David Copperfield, are at times overlooked by even the middle class characters in the novel. While some of the middle class characters do look out for a few of the lower class characters, these actions are taken as a result of their need to feel needed by others. My paper will examine the desire for the author to write a social commentary on class inequality, survival, and the search for happiness at all costs in David Copperfield.