Extra Credit: The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings‚ famous movie series that consist of the quest to destroy the Ring and defeat the evil‚ has significant character roles that can be evaluated by Sartre’s definition of existentialism. Sartre defined existence as chaos that we must impose meaning upon. Sartre particularly focused on following our own consciousness and ego. In the movie‚ main characters are constantly challenged with the concept of free will. Characters are put in situations
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The immortal series Harry Potter makes us nicer? Surprisingly enough this far-fetched idea is true. Harry potter will teach social skills make good habits and create manners. It will also teach empathy and kindness towards those who are mentally challenged and/or disabled. The world of house elves ogres and wizards teaches diversity as well though‚ the 3 main characters are caucasian (and so are the majority of the characters). Yet ‚multiple characters are lower class in the wizarding world including
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Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring is a movie that received many awards and set the bar for Fictional Fantasy movies like itself. With the usage of many film making techniques‚ Jackson brings fantasy to a more realistic place. Peter Jackson successfully uses great characterization and other film making techniques to make a very successful and well-rounded movie in general. With the real setting in New Zealand but fictional characters‚ it makes the line between real and
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by Harry Potter Can a reader honestly expect a series of stories for children to be filled with sexism? Didn’t think so. Sexism‚ defined as “prejudice‚ stereotyping‚ or discrimination‚ typically against women‚ on the basis of sex‚” has found its way into one of today’s most popular series of books. Christine Schoefer‚ who is the mother of three die-hard female Harry Potter fans‚ has managed to depict and illustrate obvious gender bias occurring in these stories. Throughout her piece‚ “Harry Potter’s
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known as Harry Potter day in the future - there will be books written about Harry - every child in our world will know his name." Professor McGonagall‚ in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. J.K. Rowling will mesmerize you from the very first page. The witches and wizards in Harry Potter may be fantasy‚ but the magic within the pages is not. The series that has attracted both children and adults has become an acknowledged classic worldwide. Acclaimed author Stephen King said‚ "Harry Potter books
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The Harry Potter Franchise has influenced young people from all over the world. Whether someone is watching the movies or reading the books the effect on society is unquestionable. Harry Potter’s popularity is massive‚ because his appeal cuts across demographic and religious lines. The vast majority of teens regardless of gender‚ ethnicity‚ faith‚ or other characteristics have been personally exposed to the story. For instance‚ even a large majority of teenagers from groups that have objected most
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Characterizing Reality In Harry Potter The most important component in writing a novel is the creation of characters who are harmonious and who are believable on at least some level. But‚ regardless of how much influence fantasy has in a text‚ all characters must inevitably have at least some grounding in reality. I suspect that would be more difficult to include the same amount of reality in writing a fantasy novel‚ since the author of such a work must first decide how much the fantasy aspect
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ what does the episode of the Sorting Hat reveal about Harry? What does it say about fate in the story? Is fate always superior to human will? In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ the episode of the Sorting Hat reveals a lot about Harry Potter’s character. During this chapter‚ when the Sorting Hat is contemplating on which house to assign Harry to‚ we are reminded of characteristics that had been revealed to the
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Alison Ettinger-DeLong 9th Grade Global Honors “Harry Potter: Order Of The Phoenix” Movie Analysis Summer 2015 Describe the setting of the film - (What time and place does the film make reference to?) Harry Potter takes place mostly in Hogwarts‚ the fictional boarding school that the main protagonist (Harry Potter) attends. Hogwarts is a main setting for the majority of the Harry Potter books and movies. Hogwarts is located inside Hogwarts Castle‚ which is in Scotland. The school itself
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exactly what Harry Potter did. Harry is a only a baby when his parents are killed and he sent to live with his mean aunt and uncle. Harry grows up getting bullied by his step brother until he gets invited to Hogwarts. Hogwarts is a wizarding school and when Harry arrives there everything changes. He goes to each class to learn magic‚ meets new friends‚ and goes on epic journey to defeat the most evil wizard ever. Throughout the book Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone Harry Potter is an archetypal
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