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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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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only in two of the films whereas he appears in the book from Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets until the end. There are also many missing scenes including the opening for Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone which starts off very differently than the book. I know they have to keep the movie going because it’s already very long but it seems too rushed. The characters also don’t fit their descriptions. For example‚ Harry Potter is supposed to have green eyes but in 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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create the art. Although some may be obvious to the eye that it is a religious piece‚ some conceal the messages and beliefs more discreetly‚ such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The movie seems to be solely about occult power‚ but looking more into the characters‚ it re-enacts particular scenes that were evident in the bible. The Harry Potter books and movies withhold a Christian framework‚ and Christian symbols hidden in plain sight. Harry’s story is a direct parallel to the biblical history
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Interpretations of Joseph Campbell and the Hero’s Journey ____________________________________________________________ The Hero’s Journey: 1. Heroes are introduced in the ORDINARY WORLD‚ where 2. they receive the CALL TO ADVENTURE. 3. They are RELUCTANT at first or REFUSE THE CALL‚ but 4. are encouraged by a MENTOR to 5. CROSS THE FIRST THRESHOLD and enter the Special World‚ where 6. they encounter TESTS‚ ALLIES‚ AND ENEMIES. 7. They APPROACH THE INMOST CAVE‚ crossing a second threshold 8. where
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the novel‚ he defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. The novel focuses on the racial issues that form around this case. Another‚ much different‚ literary work that also deals with similar issues of inequality is the Harry Potter series. The Harry Potter series‚ written by J.K Rowling‚ focuses on the inequalities in a fictional world of wizards. Similar to To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is a hierarchy in society based on birth. Just as the white people are considered to be “above”
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“A” The protagonist‚ Harry potter‚ is not described in the first chapter. Instead‚ it shows his importance to the community. In the second chapter it describes how he has a scar on his forehead by a famous‚ evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry is close to his unloving family. That is the only family he has left. Except the Dursleys don’t like him. In chapter four‚ the Dursleys are trying to escape letters that are acceptance letters from Hogwarts‚ a wizardry school. Hiding on an remote island hotel
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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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‘We only need heroes in times of war or catastrophe’. Discuss with reference to a film or text of your choice. The film ‘Hero’ (2002)‚ directed by Yimou Zhang‚ is set during the ‘Warring States Period’ of Chinese Antiquity‚ prior to the unification of these states by the ‘first’ Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang ‚ the historic model for the film’s King of Qin . In a climate of terror and ruthless violence‚ minorities defend their right to exist as independent people‚ with separate linguistic and
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