Harry Bernstein

that has been told for nineteen years is the story of a boy by the name of Harry Potter. If you have never been told the narrative you must know that Harry Potter was not just an ordinary boy , but one who possessed magical powers ,and defeated one of the most sinister wizards of all time when he was just a baby. Harry Potter is an underdog in a classic way and by the definition of an underdog by Malcolm Gladwell because Harry possesses characteristics…

Interestingly his aunt, uncle, and cousin never seem to learn from experiences with Harry and fail to treat him humanely. Despite Harry’s abuse, he remains polite to his family as they are the only family he has left. The only time he acts out occurs when one of them disrespectfully comments about his parents – which sadly is a common occurrence. Unfortunately Harry’s emotional abuse is not exclusive to his aunt and uncle’s home. He also is mistreated by his classmates and sometimes professors…

J.K. Rowling deliberately structured the Harry Potter series in the style of the ring cycle, which is significant in making the story a bildungsroman; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are the two books in the series that most dramatically contrast from each other—as they are the bookends of the series—thus resulting in their being most appropriate for the analysis of the series structure. Meetings and Partings Beginnings and endings are a part of…

boy hid great secrets. He introduced himself as Harry Potter. After hearing the long and almost unbelievable story of how I accidentally fell into a television and landed in this magical forest where his nondescript house stood, he helpfully suggested that we find the secret door that lay behind the antique golden book shelf that could be opened by the special golden key in the hidden treasure chest. Having carefully read many long books about Harry Potter, he was as large as life to me so I…

“Things do not change; we change”(Henry Thoreau). This quote relates to transcendentalism because in the movie Dead Poets Society each character goes through a change that changes them for the better. The movie Dead Poets Society is about a group of students who have a teacher who is different from the teachers at their boarding school. Mr. Keating uses different methods to teach his students. All the boy’s face a lot of pressure from their parents. Then one day the come across the Dead Poets…

“The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare. Deception radiates throughout the play, driving the plot. Claudio is a young gullible count, who is infatuated with Hero. Hero is a sweet, young, & innocent lady pledged to marry him. Claudio only met Hero by the gracious hospitality offered by…

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…

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…

Does the educational value of attending college outweigh the considerable debt that is accrued as a consequence of the cost of education? Barbara Ehrenreich considers this topic in her work titled ‘College Students Welcome to a Lifetime of Debt’ that addresses young adults trapped in university debt. She sarcastically informs the reader that the social norm to attend post secondary has been capitalized upon and now students are blindly lured into paying ridiculous fees. Ehrenreich strengthens…

about a good vs. evil, and it is about a boy…who finds out he is a wizard? What are the effects of Harry potter on the western World? Harry Potter is one of the central tenants of 21st society and century pop culture; it revolutionized what we know as fiction, you can ask anyone what the boy they the lightning mark and the goofy glasses is and many will respond with “You’re a wizard Harry” (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). It has…