The Sorcerer's Stone Theme

J.K. Rowling’s, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, is a common favorite among a wide age group. For kids, it’s a fun book to read because of the magic, and the beautiful imagery. Adults read it for the magical qualities as well, but they also are interested in it, for the use of mythology, and religious themes. When reading it as an adult, you are able to see more than just wands, and bad guys. You are able to dig deeper into Rowling’s hidden character ideals, and the secrets that lie between the lines. Once you start to break down every sentence, you start seeing things you were not able to grasp before. Rowling’s does a good job of sharing her personal concepts and ideals without blatantly writing them. Themes about good, and evil, immortality, and religion are present in the book’s content. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, when it comes to good and evil there seems to be no in between. You are either the on the good side, or bad side. There are not many people playing both sides, unless their intentions are to benefit the side which they “belong” to. When Malfoy is formally introduced for the second time on the train to Hogwarts, his family is mention by Ron, and we see that although they claimed to be part of the good side now, …show more content…
You have to be an active reader. You have to think about why Rowling used certain names, animals, and descriptions in certain places in book. Every detail is there for a reason. That is why I believe you are able to see that the author had certain religious intentions. The evidence is presented to us in various sections of the text. Why else would she use a snake to represent the bad guys, and the lions to represent the good? Some things cannot be a coincidence. You are also able to see that the author has certain ideas about death and immortality, and that people on seek more life, if they do not feel there is anything after