Comparing Draco Malfoy's Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

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In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry is met with multiple struggles when it comes to going back to school at Hogwarts (one being a persistent house elf named Dobby). He does end up going back, despite the warnings from Dobby. When he arrives he and classmates find that the chamber of secrets, which was rumored to be a myth, has been reopened and that the heir of the man who created had set a monster free in the school. Harry and his friends begin working towards closing the chamber, mostly because they believe their classmate, Draco Malfoy is behind it. By the end of the year, Harry and his friend Ron find their way into the chamber and fight (and win) both the monster and Voldemort, the wizarding world’s worst enemy.
These characters each come with their own set of distinct traits that help you better understand their role in the story. Draco Malfoy, the boy Harry thought had originally opened the chamber, is a pure-blood wizard, and belongs to one of
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Each character has such a distinct personality that it is easy to use the approaches to understand them. It is a classic story of good vs. evil, and without such distinct characters, the depth of the story would be lost. By using the approaches, it is easier to not only understand the characters, but understand their role in the story and plot as a whole. By using the Sociocultural approach, it is understood that Draco is very caught up in his family’s importance to the wizarding world. He believes in it so much that he takes that attitude with him to school. By using the behavioral approach, it is understood that Dobby, as well as all house elves, are conditioned by their masters to act and respond certain ways for their entire life. By using the cognitive approach, it is understood that Harry is the good character, and that he has his own set of morals and values that he applies to all of the problems that he faces throughout the

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