Comparing The Hero Myth In Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

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Every hero’s story is forms from the roots of its original story, this root story refers to the hero myth. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone film by Joanne Rowling, the hero myth starts with Harry’s humble beginnings living with his family followed by a call to action to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but he encounters new friends that help him acquire knowledge along the way. Throughout his journey, Harry discovers the countless obstacles and challenges that has to face alongside his friends to become master wizards.

The hero starts in his ordinary world, humble and innocent of his surroundings, this connects the viewer with the internal and physical struggles of the hero. Also, hero is separated from his beloved …show more content…

Harry Potter receives a special invitation from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that becomes an unexpected opportunity to change his life forever. Harry does not know about special messengers from Hogwarts, until he notices that owls are dropping off letters, especially for him, at the Dursleys’ house. He is not expecting this to happen since his life is so full of sadness and loneliness that no human being would think about his existence. However, the curiosity about the letters leads Harry to find out the truth behind them, but his family tries to keep him away from reading the mail. Occasionally, the hero has an unknown power that serves as a tool to become something different. This is the case with Harry; he is unaware of the sort of magical power that he owns, the magical powers of a wizard. He only notices that strange action happens when he is angry, he makes objects disappear. This is the natural power that allows Harry attend to the Hogwarts School. Also, he is not awaiting an invitation from a well-known school because he knows nothing about wizardry, he does magic accidentally. This unexpected invitation allows Harry to think about future adventures in which he will learn about his mysterious

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