Harry Potter Synthesis Essay

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No other book had influenced adults and children equally as much as Harry Potter series did in the last two decades. A boy with a scar on his forehead, with his faith as distressful as possible. A school located in Scottish Highlands which happens to be the best school of witchraft and wizardry in the world. Harry Potter is the impeccable protagonist of the society we live in. According to the outstanding writer John Granger, the use of alchemical symbolism in conjuction with a ring composition structure is a magical combination and also, the thing he most likes about Harry Potter. The ring composition structure in Harry Potter is like an enclosed circle. Harry is put into the magical world in order to destroy the devil and in the end, …show more content…
Harry Potter phenomenon struck the world of children’s literature like a bolt with a similiar power of the lightning scar on his forehead. Magical story about the adventures of a young wizard who conquered all evil in the world mesmerized the hearts of kids all around the world. What is the secret behind the vigorous attraction of this witchraft series ? This question was my impulse to start to write my junior thesis. When I saw children around me who were not reading before at all, and all of a sudden they started reading books which were hundreds of pages long, it really struck me that the attraction of this book is not limited by age, gender or any demographical differences. Neverending texts, words and pages were no obstacle even for little children. Real stories need to be emotional, sincere and straightforward. My attempt was to capture the utmost from the story so I can disentagle its true meaning. The result was the overflow of the pictures and illustrations which I have included in my junior thesis. Harry Potter teaches its reader to spiritual freedom, as the author of the books J.K.Rowling tutors children how to be the wizards of their own lives. J.K.Rowling created, as with a swish of a wand an immortal piece of art, which is a real gift for all the children from around the

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