Albus Dumbledore

both died protecting the hero, sacrificing themselves for the cause. One key difference between the characters is that Obi-Wan was strictly by the books type of character. He refused to do anything which could be deemed as non-Jedi characteristics. Dumbledore had a dark side during his early years, and could have easily become Voldemort. Death Eaters vs Sith – Both universes have their own evil forces which has minions obeying every command. In Star Wars, there is always two; a master and an…

The Mother Who Lied On May 2, 1998, Harry Potter was declared dead by a woman who had everything to lose and only one thing to gain: reunion with her son. In J. K. Rowling’s famous series Harry Potter, Narcissa Malfoy plays two important roles in the protagonist's life, one being a seemingly devoted follower of the “man” who stole the lives of his parents and countless others; The second being the mother of Harry’s worst enemy: Draco. Her one redeeming trait comes when she saves his life and…

Harry Potter is a movie series filled with fantasy scripted from a series of seven novels written by J.K Rowling. It talks about how little Harry Potter survived a deadly attack on his family by the darkest wizard in the “world” and how he is supposed to destroy the killer of his parents. (Columbus, 2001-2011). Structuralists believe that the world is governed by rules and codes and so in giving meaning to a text such as this, these structural codes or rules must not be broken. However, there is…

As Albus Dumbledore once said, “Happiness can be found, in even the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” This is true for many characters throughout Walk Two Moons. Most, if not all of the characters have had to face dark times, and many of them have needed to find happiness with what they have. Sal got through her sadness by thinking of things that reminded her of her mother, and her father got by by spending time with Margaret Cadaver. They discover that they are in…

In the fall of 2016, the American Broadcasting Company debuted the first season of Designated Survivor, a political based television series exploring the potential need of having a designated successor during important political gatherings. The popular drama portrays Tom Kirkman as an unexpected and unprepared leader who humbly takes the presidential position, serving his nation as effectively as possible. Driven by the influences of others and desire to help his people, Kirkman uses his…

All the candles burn down. Tom, who has returned from the Forest in pieces, does not sleep. He reads, but the words wash over him in waves of neat black print. He is cold, but not overpoweringly so. Every so often he feels the stirrings of a migraine, but it never amounts to anything but a faint pulse behind his eyes. He entertains the vague idea of writing in the diary--which lies beside him on the common room couch--but every time he touches it is like a wound splitting open, raw and hot and…

Joanne Rowling, also known as J.K. Rowling, was born in Yute, United Kingdom in 1965 (“J. K.,” Contemporary). She is best known for writing the Harry Potter series (“J.K., Authors). She has a creative imagination and has been writing since she was a child (“J. K.,” Authors). She wrote her first book when she was six years old; it was about a rabbit named Rabbit and a giant bee named Miss Bee (“J. K.,” Encyclopedia). Soon after writing this story, she knew she wanted to be a writer (“J. K.,”…

LANGUAGE AND ITS ROLE IN FANTASY LITERATURE The fantasy genre is distinctive due to its freedom of expression – the entirely independent framework of story and its style of writing. It has the ability to take people into an alternate universe via a portal or immerse them in a completely different world. These worlds are characterised as unique and separate from us due to the unfamiliar lands, mystical culture and history of the characters in the story which is brought to us by the use of a…

Madiha is six years old. Her birthday is March twenty-ninth. Madiha enjoys reading books and doing her homework. She loves to play with her friends. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Mia. Every day, she would go to her aunt's house. Every day, she thought the walk was boring. Until one day, she went to a shop, and she found a beautiful rug. She took the rug home, and she found out that it was a magic carpet. She flew everywhere. She went to India to see an elephant. She went to…