Mandy Ragusa English H/DE Mrs. Mitzi Quinn February 28, 2014 J.K. Rowling and the Mastermind Behind the Wizardly World of Harry Potter “I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books, but I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book” –J.K. Rowling (Pottermore internet). Jo Anne Rowling, known all over the literary realm as J.K. Rowling, never desired to become anything but a writer. Even as a young child she would tell her younger sister, Di, made up stories she had
account the number of characters that represent different minority demographics and the plot lines that encompass each of these individuals, it becomes apparent that Rowling strove to be inclusive as she was writing the series. However, because of the limited amount of racial diversity incorporated into the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, in addition to the limited plot lines surrounding each of these characters, it can be argued that each serves the purpose of being simply a token addition to the
The Harry Potter series, written by author J.K. Rowling, has been a subject of religious controversy since the first book was published in the year 1997. The seven part fantasy series focuses on the life of a young wizard by the name of Harry Potter and his two best friends whose names are Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley. Many religious groups argue that this series glamorizes Satanism or Witchcraft to the young adults who are reading them. All over the world some have been denied the pleasure
C. S. Lewis and J.K Rowling are two very popular authors that are acknowledged worldwide as great scholars and creative thinkers. They have written several books that appeal not only to children, but people of all ages. Lewis has been widely acclaimed for his fictional work, The Chronicles of Narnia and Rowling’s for her Harry Potter Series. Though Lewis and Rowling have two completely different writing styles and create their own unique storylines and characters, they tend to overlap on ideas and
Fatima Barakzai AP Lang 4/28/14 J.K Rowling: From Rags to Riches J.K Rowling or Joanne Rowling is the first person to become a millionaire by writing books. Her famous Harry Potter series has sold over 400 million copies worldwide. She has won the 2000 British Book Award, Locus Award, Order of the British Empire award, and many more. No one can deny her success. She has gone from single mother living off welfare to one of the most successful people in the world. J. K Rowling’s success can be attributed
Harry Potter. But what was her inspiration to come up with such a fantasy that every kid loves to read? The “Harry Potter” series is a coming of age novel that every child wishes to grow up that way. J.K Rowling first got her inspiration from a couple reasons that all connect in a certain way. J.K Rowling had a tough childhood, lost her mother and had severe depression. The idea for Harry Potter came while she was waiting for a delayed train. She had the idea before her mother’s death but the loss of
In 1990, J. K. Rowling was on a crowded train from Manchester to London when the idea for Harry suddenly "fell into her head". Rowling gives an account of the experience on her website saying:[10] I had been writing almost continuously since the age of six but I had never been so excited about an idea before. I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who did not know he was a wizard became
Entrepreneur Research Project Joanne Rowling, known as author J. K. Rowling to her fans, was born on July 31, 1965 in Yate, United Kingdom. As a young child, Rowling grew up surrounded by books, and at the age of six she began to write fantasy stories for her sister to read. The support of her close friends and family encouraged her writing ambition and inspired her to write throughout her childhood. Interviews with both Rowling and her teachers describe her as bright and adept, but not exceptional
J.K. Rowling: A Rise to Fame “ It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might has well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default ” -J.K. Rowling. It was in 1990 that Miss. JK Rowling first conceived the idea of Harry Potter and by the year 1998 she made her first million dollars. The true secret to her success was her inexplicable ability to utilize her imagination to distract from her difficult life; this was the ultimate
Katie Muir AMC II Professor Prudden DRAFT April 1, 2014 J.K. Rowling Even after Harper Collins, Penguin Press, and Transworld rejected the first Potter novel, J.K. Rowling persisted with her writing. After several attempts, her first novel was published by Bloomsbury Children's Books in 1997 and then by the Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press in 1998. Rowling’s writing career is broad and her sales suggest her ranges of styles have been narrowed because of the success of the Harry Potter series
Katie Pankonin Mrs. Anderson Composition II 6 December 2011 J.K. Rowling: A Phenomenon in the Making ! Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born on July 31st, 1965 near Bristol, England. Her parents were both from London and had met on a train traveling from Kingʼs Cross Station to Scotland when they were of a very young age. They married a year later at the age of nineteen. (Comptonʼs by Brittanica. J.K. Rowling. Web. 29 Nov. 2011.) ! Joanne was born almost a year later, and was described to be
terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.’ (J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 298).” Those few words of wisdom come from the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The Harry Potter books are works of art, written by J.K Rowling; a woman with an impressive life that greatly influenced her writings, especially those of the Potter series. J.K Rowling’s real name is Joanne Rowling. When she was going to release the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
J. K. Rowling encountered far more closed doors than open ones. In the late 1990’s after her first marriage ended, and she lost her job, she was a “single mother living on welfare”. Despite these setbacks, she was far from deterred if anything she was even more
J.K Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, saved reading. She took 5 years to do it. It took her 5 years to write and get the first Harry Potter book published. She went to over 10 publishers before someone finally published it. “The original edition appeared on June 30, 1997, in a run of 500 copies, most of which went to public libraries.”(Lebrecht), that’s how many people were expected to read her book. But after the word got out of Harry Potter everyone started reading it. Harry Potter
Education is knowledge obtained in order to reach one’s full potential. A human being is not in the proper sense until they are educated. Two commencement speeches, “Failure and Imagination” by J.K. Rowling and “Real Freedom?” by David Wallace, and an article titled “The 4-Stage Response to Low Student Achievement” by John Lemuel, all have several aspects of education in common and provide knowledge and inspiration about the real idea and necessity for education. In these works, they all use personal
Joanne Rowling, more commonly known as J. K. Rowling is a British novelist who is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series; the best-selling book series in history. Rowling has lived a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on state benefits to being the world's first billionaire author. Rowling has given her fans social, moral, and political inspiration through her writing and her lifestyle. She has supported charities including Comic Relief, One Parent Families
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. Adler, Shawn. "'Harry Potter' Author J.K. Rowling Opens Up About Books' Christian Imagery." MTV News. MTV, 17 Oct. 2007. Web. 23 Sept. 2015. This article argues that Christian parallels can be found within Harry Potter, including two Bible
J.k. Rowling illustrates the good and evil in the world through the rather obscene characters in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. At Hogwarts school the students learn helpful life skills when facing the real world. Hogwarts is a hazardous place to go to school because of the magical creatures and powers. Living in a chaotic wizard-world could lead to a loss of innocence. The most positive aspect about Hogwarts is that the students learn to survive. Life Skills are gained when attending
fireworks all the way through the whole story.The vivid description of Harry Potter's life in Hogwards is close to kids' campus life yet different in a magic way.With his flaws,Harry Potter's personal growth touches upon the heart strings of many readers.J K Rowling's language is wit and humorous by using lots of puns, figures of speech and parallel. Her creation of characters is vivid and lively as if they are the boys and girls living around us, It is a story of not only magic and European culture, but
Severus Snape's character increasingly progressed in each book. When I began the Harry Potter Series I hated Snape in the first four books, and it was only when J. K. Rowling began to further develop Snape as a character could I truly begin to understand why he acted as he did. Snape went from being a Death Eater to someone who gave his life for Harry Potter. He was a controversial character who had most of his life hidden from the readers eyes and this created many outlets of potential fanfiction