Adolescence Explored Through the Harry Potter Saga Part I: The process of one’s individual growth is demonstrated through various types of actions‚ the most common one being – decision making. Whilst the Harry Potter saga is often seen as mystically farfetched and fantasy-like‚ careful thought has been put in the character analysis followed by the complexity of personal relations. Ergo‚ when I had decided to examine the movies‚ two movies in particular came to mind – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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The Banning of Harry Potter:Right or Wrong The banning of books most of the time is a must‚ but the banning of children’s books? May not be what people make it out to be. The book I’ve found most astonishing to find on a banned book list is the very popular Harry Potter series. By examining that this book is a fantasy‚ Harry is a hero‚ and that the message has nothing to do with why it was banned‚ it is clear that Harry Potter should NOT be banned. I have found sources that agree with me‚ but also
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entire generation would have to be Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. This is because this book and series was not only read by millions of children but it was also translated into a movie saga that has made billions of dollars. This series sparked massive social media connections through sites like Tumblr and fan fiction blogs because the book was translated into 68 languages and fans worldwide could connect over their love of Harry Potter. This series is a prime example of
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Seen in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and subsequent novels have received extraordinary amounts of attention and exploded into everyday pop culture. One theory accredits their success to the incorporation of a recurrent mythological theme‚ or convention‚ specifically the hero’s adventure narrative that is known to most everyday readers‚ especially those with a love for the fantasy genre. Harry Potter represents a modern
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I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when I was eight years old. It immediately became one of my favorite books. Over the next several years‚ I read the rest of the series many times‚ and I watched the entire series of movies almost as many times. However‚ I’ve never grown tired of re-reading and re-watching the first book and movie. The book‚ titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone upon initial release in 1997‚ was re-titled later that same year as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
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Character Analysis#2 In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‚ every character has different personality. J. K. Rowling uses both direct and indirect characterization to let them be vivid. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‚ Harry Potter is characterized as noble and brave in order to let readers know he has power to against Voldemort. Harry as the protagonist in this book‚ and he is brave. When Dumbledore and Harry discuss about the Horcrux‚ Dumbledore says that "the only protection that
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Lord of the Rings: Two Towers / Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban Comparison In the two novels‚ Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers‚ written by author and Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban‚ written by author‚ there is a distinct relationship that is created through the idea that there are the chosen individuals are the only ones that can save the world. The first novel‚ Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a novel generally focusing on uniting ¡§Middle Earth¡¨‚ a term used to describe the
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Rowling’s Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban as the main character struggles to discover himself. A wise man once said‚ “You don’t have to be blood to be family” (Rowling). According to Harry Potter‚ this was very much so the case. Harry Potter was orphaned as a baby when his parents were murdered. He then fell into the care of his unaccepting and uncaring Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon. Here‚ Harry felt like a burden and lonely. “Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia are as cruel to Harry as any fairy-tale
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Should the Harry Potter series be censored? Should the Harry Potter series be banned from schools and libraries? I don’t think there is anybody in modern countries who hasn’t at least heard of Harry Potter and his adventures at Hogwarts School for witches and wizardry. The Harry Potter series is a widely popular children’s book. The series has sold about 450 million copies worldwide and has been translated to 67 languages‚ and the most recent four books have set record as the fastest-selling books
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Introduction Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban and Warriors: The Sun Trail have rather a unique sense of fantasy‚ both revolving around a world outside the one we know. One is about a secret wizarding world and the other is about a clan of cats. They both incorporate fantasy talk about the trails of discovering a new environment. In Harry Potter‚ the wizarding world is brought to life‚ but in Warriors‚ a untold story finally gets told. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is about Harry going
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