movie series that appeals to people of all ages and has had a great cultural impact. On the surface, it’s easy to make the case that Harry Potter-as the namesake of the series-is the primary hero of the story. However, one could also argue that Severus Snape is the real hero despite how tragic and flawed his character may be. Although many, including myself, feel that Snape’s character can be considered a hero, he does not follow the typical “heroes’ journey”, nor does he fall into the official heroes
Throughout their schooling years (and his whole life it turns out) he never fell out of love, but Lily found a new love – Harry’s Father James Potter. Severus Snape was enigmatic to the audience and most characters in the films. He had strong and harsh attitudes toward his most vulnerable students, but in retrospect was respected by other professors. Snape is also the only person known to have been both a Death Eater and a member of the Order of the Phoenix which enhances the uncertainty of his true
Harry Potter has to deal with death in a very different way in the final book than most normal people do. Harry has dealt with death his whole life because his parents were murdered by Lord Voldemort when he was just a little boy. People that are important to Harry slowly die off because of what he is. He is “the boy who lived.” There was a prophecy created by a professor at Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry, before harry was born that said "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark
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
described as „[...] the crowning apotheosis of the series.“ (Caetano 114). Despite Severus Snape is not acting for charity’s sake for the most of the story and murders Dumbledore, we learn that he is a ‚good’ character. „Snape is motivated by his profound and lasting love Lily, Harry’s mother.“ (McDougal 161). Due to this love, Snape follows Dumbledors order, kills him and becomes the hero of the story. Severus’ last name, Snape, represents exactly the symbolic dualism between ‚good’ and ‚evil’. Lord Voldemort
lying, rule breaking, and mischievousness [...].“ (366). Throughout the series, Harry wanders several times through Hogwarts at night, which is a clear disregard of the school’s rules. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban he lies to Professor Snape about his excursion to Hogsmeade. In addition, Harry uses the Sectumsempra curse on purpose, which injures Malfoy badly in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Undoubtedly, Professor Snape meets a portion of the criteria for ASPD by demonstrating a failure to conform to societal norms, repeated impulsivity, and a reckless disregard for his safety and the safety of others. However, because these behavioral patterns were not intended to bring personal profit or pleasure, he does not demonstrate a “pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others,” which is a quintessential characteristic in the criteria for ASPD. Severus Snape is no psychopath
An antihero is something that a lot of people tend to think about it in a fairly one dimensional facet. They imagine an antihero as a clear-cut contrast to the main hero, but that’s just not what an antihero is. An antihero is a literary device that can be used in many different ways. Some antiheroes are just clear cut contrasts, but most are not. There are some antiheroes, mostly seen in modern movies and TV, that are the actual hero, but they are fundamentally flawed. There are other antiheroes
leader. As such, she is able to take charge in any situation within a minute. In this story, When Dumbledore was gone; she stepped in to fill his shoes. In the upstart of the Battle of Hogwarts, McGonagall ousted the current headmaster who named Severus Snape and took charge of the school and securing it against Voldemort and his Death Easters. In addition, McGonagall was very intelligent and wise witch. Her intelligence is shown in many ways throughout the series. She has always shown the ability to
track the students in the courtyard. This clearly conveys to the viewer that Snape is watching the students and indicates that the emotion that we see in his face and body language are a reaction to this. Snape is placed in the right third of the screen which is both aesthetically pleasing and also indicates that he is looking outwards from the watchtower. His face is very stiff and he looks very anxious about the future. Snape 's pale face is highlighted against his uniform foreshadowing the contrast
“When I first saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, I exited the theater with an excruciating headache, a lingering sense of emptiness and a very strong desire to punch the film’s cinematographer,” (Ewing) which relates to the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which stars Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, and directed by David Yates. In the sixth Harry Potter Saga, Harry goes to school, becomes obsessed with a mysterious book which belongs to the Half-Blood Prince
talked for a few hours. Lucius had asked for her forgiveness for the pain he had made her feel the previous years. At the end of their talk they had become great friends. The discussion was the start for a great friendship with Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape, who had come to their conversation in the middle because he wanted to see his old friend, for Hermione.
Professor Severus Snape was well known for being Hogwarts’s potion master and teacher for “Defense Against the Dark Arts”. The name Severus may remind you of the word “severe”. In Latin, it means “stern”. It fits Professor Snape perfectly! He never seems to have a smile on his face especially in the classroom. His voice is very monotonous and he keeps a straight face. Professor Snape is always very harsh with Harry and mostly all of the students. His teaching ways are also quite stringent. Before
In the world of Hogwarts, where there is a struggle between good and evil, people are not portrayed all that differently either with the possible exception of Professor Snape, there are no ambiguous characters, nor people who undergo moral character development. From the moment of entry into Hogwarts, everyone is fixed in place. The good is purely good and the evil is purely evil. There is no area of ambiguity or confusion. While the good struggles with the evil, the combatants are not free to choose
In Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, J.K Rowling explains how love is a strong magic. This book displayed how Harry Potter and his friends looking for Horcruxes and destroyed them so they could stop Lord Voldemort’s reign. In the book, Harry Potter represents good and love while Voldemort illustrates evil and selfishness. The theme of this story is Love can conquer Death. This theme is important to the novel because it created conflict between characters. Conquering Death idea of Voldermort is
Theme Sacrifice For a cause greater than oneself, even death can be worth the pain. The book talks about when Harry was one-year old Voldemort came to his house to kill him. Harry’s father tried to hold Voldemort off without a want in attempt an attempt to let his wife and Harry get away. “Lily, take Harry and go! It’s him! Go! Run! I’ll hold him off (343)!” In that same time Harry’s mother sacrificed herself and saved Harry by giving him the oldest form of magic, love. Close to the end of the
It seems like every year Hollywood does a motion picture interpretation of a novel and although the movie may become a box office hit, the novel will always be much more detailed and in depth. Movie producers and directors try to fit an entire book filled with the tiniest of details into approximately an hour and thirty minutes of entertainment, therefore are forced to cut out many important details. For instance, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” a children’s literature novel written by J
Fate is usually described as what happens during one’s lifetime. Many people conceive that their fate is already planned out before they are born. From the time that books have been written, authors have written about people finding fates through some prophecy. Although many people might consider it futile, the person attempts to change it. However, many of these characters then realized knowing their fate is usually worse than not knowing it. In particular, Macbeth and Lord Voldemort (from Harry
How to Defeat Death How do you manage to survive the Killing curse (the Avada Kedavra curse) performed by the most powerful wizard of all time and just hang out with a scar on the left side of your forehead? J.K. Rowling explores many different topics throughout the Harry Potter series. One of the main topics would be friendship. J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter and Voldemort as complementary characters that show the extreme differences in two of the most talented wizards that ultimately ultimately
Everyone has a poker face. Everyone has a bunbury. Everyone keeps secrets, and everyone lies. The question is, how does one tell if another is truthful about their intentions? There are many different cases in which one will lie about who they really are, but there is no telling when it is okay and if they can be forgiven. In many different stories that were read in Late British Literature this semester, we have characters that keep secrets from friends and loved ones. The simple truth is, people’s