Harry Potter Essay

to be better than the movie but that isn’t always the case. The novel Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding and it was published September 17, 1954. Almost 40 years later a second movie was released on March 16, 1990 and was directed by Harry Hook. Both were extremely successful and will continue to be read and watched for many years to come as another timeless novel. Whether the movie mixed up these points on purpose or on accident is besides the point because the focus is the fact…

As many people know, Hallmark has entered the amazing world of book publishing, and the first books they published were four beloved Christmas novelizations of popular Christmas movies that have previously aired on their network. One of these was A Heavenly Christmas, originally written for the screen by Gregg McBride, but adapted by Rhonda Merwarth as an ebook. Because Christmas was such a busy time, only recently did Rhonda have an opportunity to answer a few questions about herself and her…

The movie “Gone with the Wind”, released in 1939, is considered one of the greatest love stories and even one of the best movies of all time. The story adapted from the novel written by Margaret Mitchell won ten academy awards, became the highest earning film and is still technically the greatest grossing film in the cinema history. Hattie McDaniel even became the first african american oscar winner thanks to this classic of the romantic genre. In a way, “Gone with the Wind” seems like one of…

While standing on a grassy knoll, high in the hills which surround a majestic kingdom, an ancient looking wizard, with extensively long, bushy eyebrows, and dressed in an overly large flowing robe, flicked his right hand and extended index finger as though he were a maestro conducting a symphony. However, Wizard Lorff did not contain an iota of musical talent in his willowy body. Despite this fact, he was a sort of maestro, because with each nimble flick of his hand and finger, he conducted the…

intro: “The people of this world, all of them, weather it is the different race, or the different language, or the different lifestyle, tend to only think about what we cannot share. But our brains are all the same. we are the same people. With everyone’s strength, we can all share the same feelings. That is much obvious. But it won’t come easily ” -Naoko Takeuchi. This quote show’s Naoko’s strong will to keep going and share the gifts of life with everybody around the world and how she may…

The genre of magical realism is all about taking reality and turning it upside down, making the mundane seem magical, and at the same time making the magical mundane. A good example of this is in the movie Big Fish. There are two main characters, Edward Bloom and his son, Will. Edward is a storytelller who has one story, the story of his life. The film explores magical realism by splitting the plot into two parts. The first part is the real, mundane, and somewhat depressing tale of Will's…

People from all around the world love to watch movies. People from all around the world love to read books. However, when the movie industry makes a book into a movie, many of the book lovers experience a massive let down. For those of us who read the book before seeing the movie, can all agree that in most cases, the movies just do not measure up to the book’s standards. The first thing that we book lovers typically notice are the characters. When reading any book, I get a picture in my head…

Why should teens read The Odyssey Goethe called The Odyssey and “The Iliad” “the most important books in the world” (Mitchell). This was written by a blind poet named Homer in Eighth century B.C. It also is still an enchanting book even after all those years. It's also the foundation of Western Literature. So teens should read the Odyssey because it is exciting, everything becomes fresh, and new and is a world infused with imagination. “The book is presented very clearly by Homer and many poets…

Stories are told in matters where there’s good and bad in which what we read is determined by justice or injustice. We’re told by the author in his form of expression about a character in what way that person or figure contributes to the plot of the story. Often the protagonist carries the weight of others in where he/she face the justice or injustice of the story. Each protagonist of a story responds differently in a unique way from all the other characters accordingly to the problems they face…

Enter, if you dare… I stood in the middle of the bookstore's children's section, running the pads of my thumbs along the raised, bumpy title of the book that would inevitably change my life. My brow furrowed as I studied the cover. A green creature with horns that resembled a ram's on either side of its head, gazed back at me glowing red eyes. It's gnarled and clawed hands held a sign that read, "Welcome to Horrorland where nightmares come to life!" In the distance, there was an amusement park.…