Emma Stone

For my independent reading this month, I chose to read The Outsiders written by S.E Hinton (which she wrote in high school). I would classify this book as a “coming of age” novel, but since that wasn’t an option on the genre list, it also classifies as a realistic fiction novel. I think it can be both of those genres because the protagonist of the book, Ponyboy, emotionally and mentally grows over the book and bonds with people who you wouldn’t expect. At the beginning of the book, Ponyboy is…

“Goin’ Back to Hogwarts”: Fans and Redemption of Antagonists in Harry Potter’s Fanfiction Harry Potter is a literary series that has swept the world with its unique magic filled universe, and as such its fans refuse to let the world created by J.K Rowling be something found only in the pages of the original books, or in our TV screen, so they have take it upon themselves to expand or reshape Harry Potter in many interesting ways. The Harry Potter universe has become a fanfiction phenomenon, its…

“piety”), implying goodness and duty to others; another merit that could just as easily be attributed to Harry. An implicit example of this is given in a particular episode in Rowling’s first novel, The Sorcerer’s Stone, in which Harry stumbles upon the Mirror of Erised. Harry’s gaze into this mirror produces a startling reflection; he is met with the image of his parents, a manifestation of his deepest desire. The inscription on the mirror reads (when rearranged…

Jaden Skye is an American author best known for the writing of bestselling contemporary romance novels that also fit the narrower definition of romantic suspense. Her most popular novel series is the Caribbean Murder debuted with the 2011 Death by Honeymoon that was an instant bestseller. With over 16 novels written over the course of less than five years, the novel series is still ongoing. Another of her series is Murder in The Keys, Killing Game, and Toms River Saga. She has also written the A…

comparison between Okonkwo,Asher lev and Raffi The dark city is full of magic,illusory elements.it is perfectly portray that raffi is the brave and hansome hero.At the beggining of the book,the writer’ve already decribed him how to defeat his enemy before.after that,the citizens call him the savior,he became the legend of the world.the time was passed away,10 years later,raffi is 29 years old now. he conceals one’s identity with his wife,they have a fine time.However,the black wizard return to…

FUN FACTS ABOUT HARRY POTTER. Ginny Weasley was the first female born into the Weasley family for several generations, the others were married in. Robbie Coltrane, who plays Hagrid, has gotten a mini-fan and a fruit but stuck in his Hagrid beard. Crabbe and Gayle never actually became Death Eaters like their fathers, they only worked under Malfoy. During the dementor attack, Dudley saw himself the way he truly was, making him realise, rather harshly, that he needed to change. Neville…

Without awaiting an answer, she grabbed her wand, extinguished the light, and tapped it against the book. An exact copy appeared with a quiet pop and an excess of sparks. Whoever invented that Charm had a good sense of humour. There was another rustle from somewhere in the room. “Lumos.” The wand flew out of her hand again and floated in mid-air, illuminating both books and nothing else. Shaking her head, she returned to the books. No matter how many fearsome adventures she had faced, nothing…

Shally and Katz express struggles common to men such as good vs. evil, power vs. submissiveness, and work vs. ownership. Gender, like race and class, is a part of professional wrestling. Professional wrestling leaves little surprise that boys to act act masculine. As Katz says, “we get a very traditional and very conservative version of masculinity represented as an ideal of physical strength, the ability to control and scare other people, to intimidate, and especially to not back away from…

Children 's literature can be said to be concerned with both ideology and power relations. This essay is interested in exploring these issues through a close reading of an extract from J.K Rowling 's Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone (1997). The extract itself is taken from chapter ten, Halloween in which a pivotal scene in the plot 's rising action is played out. The scene also highlights a major development in the character of Hermione Granger, from prissy 'nightmare ' (Rowling, 1997)…

His experiences at Hogwarts will prove how talented Harry is but they will also re-establish the connection that has been lost between Harry and his real family. A significant event in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone that was important to the development of the story was when Harry talking to the sorting hat. This was significant because if he didn’t tell the sorting hat that he didn’t want to be in Slytherin he would end up being in Slytherin instead of Gryffindor…