Harry Potter Essay

In the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the setting takes place in a magical world in London, England where the main characters attend a school named Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the film numerous characters and moments embody the theories Malory Nye point out in his book Religion: The Basics. Essentially, rituals and beliefs are prevalent in this film and the use of the theories can analyze such things. Examining Harry Potter using Arnold Van Gennep’s rites of…

While reading Harry Potter and The Sources Stone made realize how important it is to know who you and who the people are that you can trust. The first book of this wonderful series starts off with an English baby named Harry Potter whose parents died from a mysterious death while he was still in his crib years. As a tragic result of his parents death Harry had to go live with his strict aunt, fat uncle, and spoiled son. Harry hated it there. He wished that he had real friends that treated him…

The Magical Writer of the Wizarding World Harry Potter a great story for people through the decades that will never get old. That teaches important lessons to kids and adults on important topics in peoples lifes. By looking at Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone you can see that J.K Rowling includes the themes of friendship and loss due to the influential people she has encountered in her life. J.K Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 at Yate General Hospital in England. She was raised by her…

Harry Potter and Christianity Harry Potter is such a controversial subject for Christians. It seems no one can decide whether it is from the devil or just a fictional series. Can the children to young adult books be encouraging the use of witchcraft? Or do they provide enjoyment for people who like to read? Many websites can be found saying that J. K. Rowling confirmed she wrote it to convert children to witchcraft, it is not so. There are also websites that say that vaccines cause autism, and…

this report is Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J. K. Rowling. It is a story of a young boy named Harry Potter who find out he is a wizard. The story starts with Harry living with his aunt and uncle as his parents were killed when he was baby by a evil and powerful dark wizard named Voldemort. As Harry gets older strange things happen that he can not explain. When Harry is close to turning eleven he receives a letter from a wizarding school but his uncle destroys it before Harry can read…

The Harry Potter films are one of the biggest and most successful franchises in the world. The eight part film series came to a thrilling and exhilarating end in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two directed by David Yates. The film uses all of its resources, not just acting but cinematography, editing, and music as well, to keep the viewer engaged and at the edge of their seats as the culminating battle of the series unfolds before their eyes. While the film certainly succeeds in…

Rowling, J. K. (1999). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. New York: Scholastic. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is about three friends named Harry, Ron, and Hermione who all go to the wizarding school of Hogwarts. During the first few weeks of the school year, Harry hears a weird voice that nobody can hear. Throughout the following weeks, the voice becomes more savage and killer like saying things like ”Rip ….tear …..kill ….time ..to..kill.” Vicious attacks begin happening to…

Animals have a significant part in human’s daily lives. Everyday people overlook the importance the animals have in the lives around the people they care about. This happens in reality and in stories, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is no different. Many characters have interactions with the animals around them; these relationships are not always positive or negative. They can range from friendship, companionship, enemies to antagonistic relationships. The reason I decide to read this…

wrote the Harry Potter Series as a Christian work. Not only can numerous elements of the plot can be interpreted to be allegorical to Christian teachings, but there are direct references to scripture throughout the series, especially in regards to death. Rowling focuses on many of the same Christian themes as J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, including Augustinian ideals and the power of community and friendship. There are certain recurring themes in the Harry Potter…

A theme that I seen going throughout the book, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” is Good vs. Evil. There is obviously a good side of the world, and then there is an evil side of the world. In this book, Harry and Dumbledore are classified as the good people, while Voldemort is classified as bad. We also learn about Voldemort wanting to inflict evil deeds upon the world in this book as well. In “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” Voldemort has returned to power and his wrath is…