Similarities Between Harry Potter And Star Wars

In both Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Star Wars our protagonists Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker can each be considered a “chosen one” due to their characterizations. Each creator has followed a similar framework that structures their emergence to becoming a chosen one which results in noticeable parallels between the two. Neither of the boys have a comprehensive understanding of their own history, as they are both considered orphans who were raised by extended family, they also are exposed to a new community which allows them to learn new skills, as in the Jedi’s/ The Force and the wizarding world, and finally, they also deal with the situation they are faced with is a similar manner, the conflict presents itself to them and they act out of duty not in search of glory. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Star Wars begin with the showing the consumer what life was like for Harry and Luke before they are faced with their respective tasks of saving the world. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone begins with the day Harry came to live with the Dursleys following the murder of his parents, then we fast forward …show more content…
Harry wants to prove himself and believes that he cannot trust anyone as he believes it was professor Snape trying to steal the stone. In the end Harry is able to do what Quirrell was not, retrieve the philosopher’s stone from the Mirror of Erised. Dumbledore informs Harry that he was able to do so because, “only one who wanted to find the Stone – find it, but not use it – would be able to get it, otherwise they’d just see themselves making gold or drinking Elixir of Life” (Rowling, 1997, p. 217). As Harry was acting out of duty to do what was right, not for the fame or glory that would come from possessing the