movies today like Harry Potter. But some don’t know its origin‚ and ancient mythological background. It starts with its symbolism. The Phoenix symbolizes rebirth‚ especially of the sun‚ and has alternatives in European‚ Central American‚ Egyptian and Asian cultures. In the 19th century‚ Hans Christian Anderson wrote a story about the phoenix. Edith Nesbit features a phoenix in one of her children’s stories‚ “The Phoenix and the Carpet”‚ as does J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series. In one volume
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possibilities. Truth isn’t.” Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures. Both of these quotes tell us about how fiction can teach you more than non-fiction. Fiction taught me many vocabulary words too. In the book Harry Potter‚ I learned the words indifferent‚ obscure‚ revere‚ and deride. If fiction can teach and audience so much‚ than why not “waste your time” reading it? It will teach the reader so many new
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Salazar 4/6/13 English 363 Paper 2 Harry Potter: A Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell’s monomyth of The Hero’s Journey is just a basic pattern about how a hero goes about their journey. There are three main categories which include: the departure‚ trials and victories of initiation‚ and return and reintegration into society. Each of these main categories includes seventeen subcategories that go more in depth about the journey. All of the Harry Potter movies could apply to Joseph Campbell’s monomyth
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The Influence of the Iliad on Individuals The classical hero is a timeless description of human beings all around the world. Not only is it part of some human’s nature; it is used as a source of entertainment for people as well. The classical hero is seen both in the Iliad‚ as we have discussed‚ and in today’s world every day and in most cases everywhere. Heroes are seen today in TV shows‚ novels‚ movies‚ sports‚ in politics‚ and on the news‚ etc. As an audience‚ we love to study the classical
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Beau Goergen Period 7 3-12-12 Research Paper Rough Draft When reading a book‚ do you ever feel like you have already read a plot like this before? Do you sometimes wonder if you have even read this book already? There are very similar patterns in writing books and producing movies. There are also very similar characters in these books and movies. One type of storyline in particular is the bildungsroman plot. This is the coming to age novel. Bildungsroman books trace back to Germany in the early
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Dorian Gray but also easily assimilate other traditional Victorian gothic characters including Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde‚ Dracula’s Mina Harker and The Phantom of the Opera into today’s society. Similarly internationally acclaimed novel and movie Harry Potter and Philosophers Stone written by J.K. Rowling incorporates not only the original gothic theme of immortality and fear of death‚ but also many central motifs and character’s that parallel Wilde’s original text. Modern societies desire to live forever
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books. Reading fantasy books such as Harry Potter and twilight instills love for reading books in young teens. These adolescents can partially relate to some of these stories‚ as most of the characters of the novels are the same age as the readers. Hence‚ teenagers undergo a similar experience‚ though they are restricted by realities of life. These books tend to be a temporary escape from daily life. This is evident from the fact that before Harry Potter it was usually unheard of kids queuing in front
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in what rules are upheld in the classroom‚ with a little guidance‚ of course‚ would be best for them. My plan is to set my room up with four tables of desks one for each of the houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from the Harry Potter series. In the back of my classroom there would be eight large clear glass jars‚ two for each table. One jar would be empty the other would be filled with marbles that correlate to the house colors in the novel series. The houses are: Gryffindor
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Professor Kareen Kubovchik English 102 research essay November 14‚ 2014 Harper 2 I. Time after time the best test for a novels longevity is how large the original fan base is during its time period. A. The Harry potter novels captured only a few of the larger demographics but kept the eye of its fan base as well as picking up millions more with 8 blockbuster films spanning over a decade long. B. The Hunger Game Novels grabbed its fan base primarily by the big screen
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Harry Potter is an extremely widely-known character. Her is also a leader in his own rights. He picked his friends well‚ he’s courageous‚ inspiring‚ personable‚ honorable‚ possesses integrity and humility‚ and he puts others ahead of himself. Harry Potter surrounded himself with trustworthy people who would do the right thing. He was so well-known and powerful that he could have
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