* * Harry Potter is an average 11-year-old boy who has lived with the Dursley family ever since his parents died in a car crash. For some reason the family has always mistreated him. On his 11th birthday a giant man named Rubeus Hagrid hands him a letter telling him that he has been accepted as a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. * Harry soon learns that his parents were wizards and were killed by an evil wizard named Voldemort‚ a truth that was hidden
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Harry Potter The title of the book: The title of the book is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone". The author of the book: The author of the book is J.K. Rowling. The hero of the story + explanation: The hero of the story is Harry Potter‚ without any doubt. He is the hero because‚ first of all‚ the whole book is about his life. The book follows Harry Potter’s most important turn of his life: After he lived for 10 long‚ long years with relatives who didn’t treat him well‚ he
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Harry Potter Throughout the book‚ J.K. Rowling was making a point about bravery. She portrays bravery as facing your fears and proving that you are more that people say you are. Bravery is not the only thing Harry represents; he also represents unselfishness and leadership. Unselfishness and leadership are both represented by his actions and what he says. Even though he represents many strong traits‚ they all still add up to make Harry Potter a humble person in the books. From the very first
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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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I. Basic Information Author: J.K. Rowling Published by: Scholastics Inc. Copyright: © 1997 by J.K. Rowling No. of Pages; 309 II. Author’s Background J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she wrote the beginnings of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on scraps of paper at a local café. But her efforts soon paid off‚ as she received an unprecedented award from the Scottish Arts Council enabling her to finish the book. Since then‚ the debut novel has become an international
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Since 1995 the character known as Harry Potter has gained not only positive feedback‚ yet also negative. Harry Potter has been known around the world as the “boy who lived” not only in the fictional world he was created‚ but as well as in our own world. It has come about that the brand of Harry Potter is estimated to be around the sum of $15 billion and ever growing. The character created in a children’s novel has taken on a life of itself rapidly increasing in the eyes of viewers as either an honorable
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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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An Analysis on Harry Potter and the Inheritance Cycle Dilisha Amarasekera Reg. No. 00002704 ENG 2200 – Section 2 Ms. Ruki Salgado Introduction This paper will compare and contrast literal aspects of Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling and The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. Though both book series fall under the genres young-adult and fantasy novel‚ their literal aspects differ in many ways. The plot‚ characters‚ setting and themes are different from each other
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Harry potter and British Culture Since the release of the first novel‚ Harry Potter and the Philosopher ’s Stone (titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone in the United States) in 1997‚ the books have gained an immense popularity and commercial success worldwide. They have collectively sold more than 300 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. Harry has succeeded to seduced children and teenagers as well as adults. In 2001‚ the first book has been adapted on
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Several religious groups are against the Harry Potter series because of their beliefs; they are against the idea of magical creatures‚ witches and wizards. But in reality‚ this story goes beyond these‚ it teaches us a lot of values through the characters and their actions. Some of these values include: respect‚ courage‚ perseverance‚ friendship‚ loyalty‚ and something that Voldemort could never have‚ love. In first place‚ we have Hermione Granger‚ a really intelligent‚ brave‚ and strong girl. Throughout
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