In which city do the Dursleys and Harry Potter live? They live in Surrey‚ England. 2. In which way were Mrs Potter and Mrs Dursley different? Mrs Potter excelled at everything she did and on the contrary‚ Mrs Dursley was not as talented as her and consequently lived in her sister’s shadow. 3. At the beginning of chapter 2‚ Mr Dursley notices something unusual on his way to work‚ what is it? A cat reading a book. 4. What did Mr Dursley see‚ as he was waiting in traffic? People
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influence‚ yet places them in a vulnerable position from people desiring it thus resulting in a conflict to obtain power. This can be seen in the following texts: the play Antony and Cleopatra’‚ the film Star Wars - A New Hope’ and the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone". An aspect explored in the three texts is how power is gained‚ and one way of achieving that is through military power and in Antony and Cleopatra Octavius
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control go hand in hand. You can not control someone without having power over them‚ and you can not have power unless you are able to control people. JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix profuse characterization consumes the story with the danger of power and how much is too much. In the fifth book in the Harry Potter series‚ we are introduced to a new character‚ Dolores Umbridge. When Dolores becomes headmistress of Hogwarts‚ she begins to wield her power in cruel and abusive ways
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In the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ we see how easily barriers of not belonging can be unexpectedly destroyed and new connections and possibilities can be created. The film is about a boy called Harry Potter‚ the protagonist‚ who goes through a journey of not belonging in his original ‘world’ through to the complete contrast of being famous in another ‘magical world.’ Harry knows no better than the treatment he had always received with
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets start off with Harry spending the summer with his horrible but only remaining family‚ the Dursleys. The Dursleys are not a very good family. On Harry’s birthday the Dursleys throw a dinner party that isn’t even for Harry. Harry is visited by a house-elf named Dobby. Dobby warns Harry not to return to Hogwarts because something bad is going to happen. Hogwarts is the magical school for wizards that Harry is attending. Harry doesn’t listen to the warning and
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JK Rowling‚ Walt Disney‚ and Michael Jordan failed‚ but they believed and were determined to continue and look where they are now. Not all people were all stars from the start. For example JK Rowling got rejected 12 times for her first book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and look where she is now.JK Rowling tried and fixed her book 12 times to get accepted. But did rejection stop her? No!
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On first glance the two worlds presented to us in the Harry Potter books appear to be vastly different. However‚ it may be argued that upon closer inspection we can see that the worlds can be seen to be very similar and that where they differ is purely in relation to the presentation of the worlds. What I mean by this is that the wizarding world is very similar to the muggle world if we are to look at the structure of the societies of the two worlds. For example‚ both worlds have a government (State
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I will examine the role of food in‚ Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. Food is a natural necessity for humans‚ but subsequently we have made social principles and customs around using and sharing it‚ there is something else entirely to consumption of food than straightforward healthful worth. The role of food in Harry Potter reflects overcoming adolescence affliction. As much of its story is about enchantment‚ there is a role
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Harry Potter – Gender Representation – English Language There is a lot of gender representation in The Order of the Phoenix although this is not done purposely by the author‚ J.K. Rowling where there is a much larger group of main characters who are female. More often than not the male characters are depicted as more fun and easy going throughout the books especially in the first book when Hermione followed the rules to the letter‚ one of her most memorable lines being‚ “... before you get us
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry is now spending another long summer with his least favorite‚ the Dursleys. Harry and his cousin Dudley come into contact with some demontors and Harry uses magic on them. He had no other choice and can get into serious trouble for it. The next day Harry is visited by a group of wizards and they fly to number twelve‚ Grimmauld Place‚ London. Number twelve is the house of Harry’s godfather‚ Sirius Black and the Order of the Phoenix. The order of
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