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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Michelle Flemig Com155 Mary Oswald Compare and Contrast Essay Twilight versus Harry Potter Witches and wizards‚ werewolves and vampires; they’re all over the place in today’s pop culture; Team Edward versus Team Jacob or Gryffindor House versus Slytherin House. Good versus evil. Which one is more age appropriate? Which one teaches the most valuable lessons? A popular theme in many works written for children and teenagers is the creation of an unusual world. Often in these works‚ a
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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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Grace Farrow Scott English 1301.18 October 31‚ 2012 Why Harry Potter should be read in college classes. “Happiness can be found in the most darkest of places‚ if only one remembers to turn on the light.” - Albus Dumbledore. (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). The most dynamic series of books and movies of all time is Harry Potter. I‚ like many other students‚ am taking both high school and college classes at the same time. In doing so I have a lot of homework. The one book I have
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character. Decisions explain one’s motivation and determination to act on those decisions which by definition means character. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ by J.K. Rowling‚ characters as Neville‚ Hermione‚ Professor Quirrell and Harry Potter defend the idea that people’s choices define their character. At the beginning of the story it is seen how badly Harry Potter is treated by the Dursley. He is forced to sleep in the cupboard under the stairs‚ they would talked to him like he was some
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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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In the Harry Potter series‚ by J.K. Rowling‚ there is a connection in the wands’ of Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter. This connection causes Harry and Lord Voldemort to have a hard time defeating one another because both of the wands have a feather of the same phoenix. Lord Voldemort wanted to kill Harry so he could have another horcrux to store his soul in. The reason the wands react strangely when fighting against one another is because when they do‚ the wands display all of the spells which the
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(the evilest wizard around) killed Harry Potter’s parents‚ but for some strange reason‚ he couldn’t kill little baby Harry. Now Voldemort seems to have disappeared‚ and overnight‚ baby Harry has become a hero – "The Boy Who Lived." Having lost his family and home‚ Harry also has become an orphan. Professor Dumbledore (Headmaster of a magic school) find a home for baby Harry with his Muggle extended family‚ the Dursleys. In present day‚ when ten-year-old Harry lives with his super-mean aunt and uncle
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Megan Peck English 10‚ pd. 8 9/13/17 Harry Potter vs. Gilglamesh Everyone has heard of Harry Potter‚ right? My guess is that most people would answer yes to that question. Now‚ if Harry Potter was replaced with the name Gilgamesh‚ how many people do you think would answer yes‚ excluding english and literary experts‚ of course. Harry Potter is a household name‚ while Gilgamesh is less popular‚ but‚ in fact‚ they are a lot like each other. Harry Potter and Gilgamesh are similar characters
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and molded the industry into a new well-rounded pot. Very few have impacted the world of literature all together. J.K. Rowling is part of the select few who has done both. She has molded a pot that others try to mimic‚ but fall short. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series has not only changed the publishing industry‚ but has strongly impacted the cross-changing from children’s books to YA novels‚ and has impacted literature as a whole. Rowling has dominated in literature by changing the tradition of
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