Using the release of an anticipated continuation of a famous series - “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” as an example‚ Michael LaPointe in his article “Harry Potter Lives On” debates on how much influence authors have on what happens with their characters outside their own‚ original writings. He starts with a brief description of the book‚ how it got positive reviews‚ but also confused the readers with its unusual form of a script‚ and the fact that it wasn’t written by J.K. Rowling - author of
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In the previous century there have been two major series of fantasy novels; "Lord of the Rings" and more recently "Harry Potter". The genre‚ fantasy‚ is very broad‚ but generally contains one main character‚ the protagonist‚ who is fighting for‚ or against something‚ often against evil. In both these novels the main protagonist is fighting against evil and endures a kind of adventure and personal growth. As in most fantasy novels‚ the main characters are in an ulterior world‚ which is comparable
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In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ by J.K. Rowling‚ the main theme is the idea of good vs. evil. Harry Potter is a wizard that lives with a muggle(human) family. When he was a baby‚ Voldemort‚ the most powerful dark wizard‚ killed both his parents and tried to kill him‚ but instead of dieing‚ Harry was a left with a lightning bolt scar and the memory of his dead parents. He was left at the doorstep of his muggle aunt and uncle who highly dislike him and his wizard powers. When he was sent
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The Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling‚ is a set of novels that has grown tremendously and has become popular within all age groups of people. This series however‚ has brought into question the appropriateness for young readers in schools. Much of the controversy roots from religious groups‚ parents‚ and school administrators who all find different aspects of the novels to be untruthful to their personal morals. In many schools‚ parents have challenged the content of the series to be immoral
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Power Games Surveillance and Visibility in the Harry Potter Novels The narrative of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels talks about the discourse of the origin and distribution of power through an effective use of the strategies of visibility. The Harry Potter narratives use the dynamics of visibility to show how subjects of visibility attain power and the objects of visibility become subjugated by the power induced over them. These narratives divide characters into two categories of power relation:
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1. The author of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is J.K. Rowling. 2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was published on June 21‚ 2003. 3. The title of this book‚ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix‚ is very significant to the overall plot of the book‚ because in the book‚ the Order of the Phoenix is a group of people that are close to the main character‚ Harry‚ that oppose and are dedicated to stopping Voldemort‚ the main antagonist. The characters that are involved
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In the “Your a Wizard Harry “ scene from the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ Harry clearly make it an open pane that he wants change in his life. He does this because he is really lonely. One can see this because at the beginning of the scene‚ Harry is in his room on his birthday with a picture of a cake and he says “Make a wish Harry.” Because he is alone on his birthday‚ anyone can see he is lonely and therefore probably wants a change in environment. This also shows it is an open
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way. During the movie George prayed to live again and see his friends and family. After he finished praying at the bridge he noticed everything went back to normal.
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Harry Potter 7 review Tell me‚ how many of you in here have seen the two latest Harry Potter Movies? Now‚ how many have actually read it? Ohh boy‚ you’ve missed the best book-serie of our generation. And as you might know‚ even if you havent read it yourselves – the books are superior to the movies. 1. And If you havent been sleeping under a rock youve during the last 15 years youve mustve heard about the Harry Potter-phenomenon. Still‚ I must assume that you dont know who this four-eyed wizard
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Self-preservation is the protection of oneself from harm or death; it is regarded as a basic instinct in human beings and animals. In Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets‚ by J.K. Rowling‚ Harry frequently finds himself entangled in dangerous adventures but he always lives to tell the tale. Although Harry Potter risks his life to fight the forces endangering Hogwarts‚ he succeeds through a mixture of his own skill and help from his friends. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets demonstrates self-preservation
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