Mrs. Lander FYC September 17‚ 2007 Harry Potter and the Death of Reading Ask anyone on the street if he or she has heard of Harry Potter and you will almost certainly get an affirmative answer. In some cases‚ you may even get a passionate‚ in-depth reply‚ followed by a myriad of questions concerning your own opinions. While this type of popularity and fascination in literature seems encouraging‚ some believe that the mania behind certain novels and series hides a less than stellar trend. Ron
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Harry Potter and the Gender Identification Discourse. The Harry Potter series is arguably the most successful work of literature in the postmodern era (in terms of financial success and mainstream pop culture recognition). To talk about the movies‚ one has to include the books on which it has been based. Also‚ the movies do not include the details of the plot- it represents the series of events and are time-bound. The characterization of women in postmodern (popular) media is often in stark contrast
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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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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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– Advanced Language Arts Title of Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Author: J.K. Rowling From whose Point of View is the novel written? (1st person narrator [from whose eyes and mind]‚ 3rd person omniscient‚ or 3rd person limited?) Explain why this point of view is effective‚ or not‚ for this novel. 3rd person limited- The usage of this point of view‚ allows the reader to grow accustomed to and get to know the main character Harry and the minor yet significant characters Ron
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by:J.K. Rowling Harry Potter: Book vs. Movie With all the new movies based on books or comics that are out‚ people wonder why Hollywood keeps doing it. Some say they’re greedy people‚ just doing it for the money‚ and others say that it helps bring the book to life. But I say‚ why ruin a good book‚ like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ with bad lighting and adequate actors? I say that we don’t have to because the comparison between the two forms of
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from harm or death; it is regarded as a basic instinct in human beings and animals. In Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets‚ by J.K. Rowling‚ Harry frequently finds himself entangled in dangerous adventures but he always lives to tell the tale. Although Harry Potter risks his life to fight the forces endangering Hogwarts‚ he succeeds through a mixture of his own skill and help from his friends. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets demonstrates self-preservation through three main themes: fear
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has the Muggle-born wizards and witches at Hogwarts under threat from the mysterious Heir of Slytherin. The Heir opens the Chamber of Secrets that is hidden in Hogwarts and unleashes the monster inside‚ which petrifies some of the “Mudbloods”. Harry Potter finds the Chamber of Secrets and faces a basilisk; a creature known for its killing gaze. Harry Potter‚ in his latest adventure‚ saves the Muggle-born witches and wizards in Hogwarts from a powerful adversary
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry Potter series. This book continues Harry Potter and his friends’ journey during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After coming home from Hogwarts for the summer‚ his miserable stay with the Dursleys makes him want to leave immediately. However while packing to leave‚ Harry receives a message from an elf‚ Dobby‚ warning him that terrible things will happen
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I read my first Harry Potter book when I was 7 years old. The first two movies had been released at that point and everyone was encouraging me to read the books that had inspired them. At the school book fair‚ my dad bought me Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – I wanted to start with that one because that was the movie I liked best. By the end of the third grade‚ I had finished the first five books and I was a bona fide Potterhead. Children are very impressionable; Alfons Heck once described
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