It’s amazing how one book can change you, give you a new perspective, and connect with you in so many ways. Your book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, did that for me. It seems every time that I read your books, especially the last four, it’s because there has been yet another death in my life. I’ve lost an infant niece, a woman who served as a second mother, and a dog in the past two years. You’d think it odd that science fiction books are comforting, and while it may be, it’s true. Every time Harry experienced death, especially the passings of Lupin, Dumbledore, and Hedwig, it pains him, but it also gives him perspective. The first time through these chapters, I didn’t understand the idea of pain changing you for the better at first, …show more content…
My ‘second mother’, Amy, was diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2011. Between the diagnosis and her death in January 2017, she raised 3 kids, had another baby, moved to another state, and was a constant source of grace, compassion, wisdom, and understanding, like Dumbledore was. Though she wasn’t nearly as old as the headmaster, the pain in her life had taught her how to be a better person. When she died, I cried for a very long time. The woman who had been so strong and humble was gone, and the rest of us were wondering what came next. Even though Dumbledore dies in The Half-Blood Prince, it still affects Harry in the next book, and for the rest of his life. Similarly, Amy’s death still brings bouts of grief every so often. Your book taught me that even with added perspective, death still stings for those of us left …show more content…
It’s a challenge, a mantra, a goal, to sacrifice more, like many wizards and witches did in your books for a cause they believed in strongly- the belief of a greater good for all. While Grindelwald thought that wizard supremacy was the best option for everyone, including muggles, but it was only for selfish gain. Dumbledore’s realization that his best friend was becoming evil marked a maturity, and it is the same turn of events that inspire me to serve others. Thank you, Mrs. Rowling, for this amazing chronicle of the Boy Who Lived, but also making it applicable to the ones who live. It is my hope that this generation and the coming ones read your life changing series and become more compassionate and sacrificial. Your books have the potential to change the world, and there is no doubt in my mind that they will fail to meet this
The presence of death in the novel looms over the characters, making each of them reflect on the
I always looked at death as such a sad thing that is eventually going to occur to everyone. However, after reading this book, it made me realize death can actually be a beautiful thing. Death allows a person to go to a next life, one where they will be loved and others will be there for them. It was interesting to be able to read about stories that these hospice care workers witnessed themselves. I have experienced a few deaths within my life and I never coped with them very well. After reading this book, I honestly believe I will be able to look at the positive side of death and be able to deal with my emotions better. I can also help others surrounding me deal with a death that they are experiencing. This book was filled with information that I loved learning. For example, I never knew that a dying person can choose a time to die. The thought of this never occurred to me before. I always thought that when it was someone’s time to go, they had no choice. But, a dying person can “put off” passing on until they see a certain person or event that has great significance in their life. Nevertheless, there are still people who will wait to die until they’re all alone in the room. This book makes you think of real life situations and think what you would do in them. Taken as a whole, it was a very in depth book that changes the way you would naturally perceive
People who go through a difficult loss of someone they love often show denial. Denial that their Mother, Father, Grandparent, Child are dying. Denial that things will be different after they are gone. Denial that they are really hurting. While there are many other things that show up when someone is going to go onto the last stage of their story, denial is the most prevalent. Michael Robert Dennis main focus in his article, "Do Grief Self-Help Books Convey Contemporary Perspectives On Grieving?," was to outline the questions surrounding self-help book, and how and if they can aid someone through grief. Dennis mentions that some people don’t recognize the need to move on, they feel instead the need continue the “shared relationship” (393). They deny the fact that they would need to because they don’t even believe that they could be gone in the first place. Charlotte Epstein, in her book “Nursing the Dying Patient: Learning Processes for Interaction”, digs through and dissects of stage of dying; denial, anger, bargaining, grieving, and acceptance. It can be hard to believe that someone, or one’s self is dying. Dr. Epstein states that “It is no...
The act of dying is quite simplistic, whereas the concept of death is overly complex. For this reason, it is a common theme for novels and articles to include. Death is not only inevitable, but it is also relatable. Almost everyone will experience the death of another person, pet or plant. So, incorporating some variation of that within a text will instantly give a connection to its readers. Of course, the perused death may be sorrowful, but it is often the emotions and reactions from spectator that intrigue readers. This is because it is typically the characters who have witnessed a death that advance a story’s plot. However, the prime exception to this is when there is a death from within a character—when a piece of someone’s identity dies. Incidentally, George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eight-Four exhibits both of these
Though most have a desire to leave earth and enter eternal life peacefully, without any sorrow, the departure of a loved one can be despondent. Previously in 2011, my grandfather passed away due to heart failure. It was an arduous battle, not only for my grandfather, but also for the close knit family surrounding him. His battle with heart failure enabled me to create unforgettable memories with him, even in his final days. Laughing together, playing together and learning significant values about life together made me grow to become a more mature and wise person. Therefore, my personal experience is entwined with empathy because the death of my grandfather has made me realize how dismal it is to lose someone important. It also interplays with self-interest because I have grown as an individual to deal with the ache that is attached to losing a family member. It has helped me to realize how beautiful the gift of life is. Stephen Dunn, the poet behind Empathy and my story are connected because they both involve the feeling of empathy for others and the self-interest of an individual. They help us to grow and learn about ourselves and the emotions of
In our lives, we go through stages of mindset and maturity that naturally coincide with aging. One thing that remains the same, though, through all of these stages, is that eventually, we die; we are completely aware of that as humans. Whether because it’s due to the painful reality that is mortality, our ever-diminishing ability to be wistful and imaginative, or merely the impending coming of the Grim Reaper, our entire lives are, ironic as it is, surrounded by and flooded with death. However, as we grow older, our perception of death changes. It goes from taboo in our young ages to something that begins to surround and eventually consume us as we grow older. Between the poems “For the Anniversary of my Death” by
The book that I read and the movie that I watched is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The book was written by the British author, J.K Rowling, and the movie was directed by the English director and producer, Mike Newell. The main characters are Harry Potter (portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). The book was first released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom on July 8, 2000 . The movie had its premiere in London on November 6, 2005. It is classified as a mystery/fantasy genre for both the movie and the book. The story starts with Harry returning to Hogwarts for his fourth year, where the Triwizard tournament between the three well-known schools of magic, Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang, is about to begin, wherein 1 champion aged 17 and above,
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban starts off with Potter leaving his home after blowing his Aunt Marge up(Like a balloon). He is picked up by the Knight Bus, transports stranded witches or wizards, and is dropped off at Diagon Alley, where he meets Ron and Hermione and is informed about Sirius Black(wants to kill Potter apparently). On their way to Hogwarts(Magic school) a dementor enters the train and confronts Potter, but is saved by Professor Lupin. Draco Malfoy continues to make fun of Potter throughout the movie. However, Malfoy is attacked by a hippogriff(During Hagrid’s class) which resulted in the hippogriff being sentenced to death. Potter asks Professor Lupin to help him defend himself against the dementors because they attacked
The wildly popular Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has caused controversy for many families over the past five years. These novels according to some critics are harmless, adventurous, children's tales. Others choose to portray them as stories that inspire children to become involved in the occult and serious witchcraft. The Harry Potter novels chronicle the life of a young wizard whose wizard parents were killed by the evil Lord Voldermort. On his eleventh birthday he receives invitation to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each of the five books represents a year of his life there (Walker). This essay will discuss whether the Harry Potter novels are a suitable read for children and why despite what some critics portray, Harry Potter can be a positive role model for youth.
My favorite book which I can always read it one more time is Harry Potter.
Your books have taught me to be brave and not give up. Harry would never give up to protect everyone from the worst sorcerer in the world, Voldemort. He even made the ultimate sacrifice of not being able to die and see his parents in the afterlife because Voldemort was the only one able to kill Harry. Harry made this sacrifice to protecst everyone. He didn't give up to any of this. This was truly inspiring to me and led me to make choices that didn't just benefit a few people, but everyone.
George R.R. Martin once said, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only one.” For centuries, books have transformed readers into someone else and transported them to different worlds. In my fourteen years, I have fought dragons, saved the world, and survived World War II. I have become others who were anywhere from a toddler to an adult. I have gone to wizarding school and a summer camp for demigods all because of books. Something magical happens when I open bound pages of words and begin to read. Books inspire me because they each open up a new world of experiences and feelings that will last with me forever.
As a young girl, J.K.Rowling was always closest with her mother whom she dearly loved. When her mother later died the author was heartbroken ad stricken with grief. The death of Anne Rowling had a huge impact on the themes of the Harry Potter series and most evidently Deathly Hallows. Due to her mother’s death and her own depression, Rowling needed to find an outlet to accept the death of loved ones. She created an outlet through her written work. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, many beloved characters meet their end. The real magic of these deaths was not the death itself but the way the characters who loved the dead dealt with the loss. Each went on to learn to accept the loss and live a happy life without the ones who they had once loved. This is clearly shown in the way Harry learns to live with himself. The scene in which Harry is charging forth to confront his own death and prevent the death of his loved ones displays this well. He extracts the resurrection stone and is greeted by his family and friends who are already dead. Readers at this point in the novel are clearly shown exactly how many people Harry has lost and that he has accepted this and is ready to confront his own fate because of his love for them. Just like Rowling, Harry later finds happiness in life, and even provides comfort for Teddy Lupin who was orphaned early in life just as Harry
...ck and a potential pitfall. Someone full of hate and greed, such as Tom Marvolo Riddle, who has never known it even once in their entire life, cannot understand its full magical power. Love is one of the hardest and strongest kinds of magic and is perhaps the fabric that holds the wizarding world of Harry Potter together. Dumbledore says to Harry “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love” (Harry Potter and the Deathly Halllows 722). The series stresses that it is important to love. It is obvious throughout the series that Harry embraces his history and duty by accepting the soul-purifying act of practicing self-sacrificial love. It is no surprise that the Harry Potter series is so widely in a time of fear, uncertainty, and unrest. Harry defeats evil not by fearing it, but by embracing it and overcoming it with love.
In my life time, I have experienced many deaths. I have never had anyone that was very close to me die, but I have shed tears over many deaths that I knew traumatically impacted the people that I love. The first death that influenced me was the death of my grandfather. My grandfather passed away when I was very young, so I never really got the chance to know him. My papaw Tom was my mothers dad, and she was very upset after his passing. Seeing my mom get upset caused me to be sad. The second death that influenced my life was the death of my great grandmother. My great grandmother was a very healthy women her whole life. When she was ninety three she had