Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling is a famous author that wrote many award winning book series. One of these series is the famous Harry Potter series. Also J.K. Rowling is a single jobless mother with a daughter when she was writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Shields 40). Her life, divided into three parts, consists of before and during university, after university, and during Harry Potter. The first part of J.K. Rowling’s life is before and during university. In a hospital, near the city of…

Film Analysis In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter fulfills Joseph Campbell’s trail of the Hero’s Journey. All heroes have a journey they must undertake. Campbell illustrated that all stories and myths have similar layouts and stores structures. This journey is called “The Road of Trials”. Harry Potter follows Campbell's theories, primarily the Initiation: the Road of Trials. When the hero, Harry, has arrived in the new world, the wizarding world, he goes through a number of…

similarities between the two enforce the idea that women are just as worthy and deserve to have the same rights as men. As mentioned in Truths speech, “If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours hold a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have a little half measure full,” (Truth). Ethos is shown because if the men have so much power already, could they not let women have rights in America? This helps Truth express her opinion that is to let men allow women in America have the same…

In the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling uses characterization to show the amount of loyalty that several of the characters have towards Harry Potter, and to prove that sometimes friends, even those thought to be enemies, can sometimes be more loyal than one’s own blood. J.K. Rowling shows the loyalty that Harry Potter’s friends have towards him through characters like Albus Dumbledore, Ron Weasley, and Dobby. Rowling also shows that even those who are understood to be…

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…

I read the Science Fiction book Divergent by Veronica Roth. This book has 487 pages in it. According to a review by BOOKPAGE “You will be up all night with Divergent, a brainy thrill-ride of a novel.” I think the intended audience for Divergent are young adults probably ages 11-15 because kids that age would be interested in Divergent the most because it is their level for reading and it is a really good story. Younger kids might not want to read it because they might not be interested in…

Hogwarts was Harry Potter’s Delusion: There is a theory that Harry Potter’s wonderful idealistic adventures in Hogwarts were a delusion he created for himself in reaction to the Verbal and Physical abuse. For starters, Harry's magic fantasies begin when, in real life, he's about to begin school at Stonewall High, being separated from his abusive cousin for the first time. It's a new school, a new environment, and therefore the perfect time to begin his delusions. First creation: Hagrid.…

insecure person who gives Harry low points even if he succeeds to make his champion, Victor Krum, win. He is an old supporter of Voldemort but he runs away when Voldemort's return is announced, being the coward he is. Cedric Diggory: A kind, down-to-earth boy who also competes for Hogwarts in the tournament, but is a Hufflepuff. Helps Harry to solve the second task's clue because Harry had helped him in the first one. He invites Cho Chang to the ball, not knowing Harry wanted to do the same. He…

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most well-written and familiar books in the world. According to The Telegraph, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, has been voted as the “Greatest book of All Time,” with 30 million copies sold worldwide. This novel focuses on themes such as injustice, racism, rape, empathy, and madness, all through the eyes of a child, Scout Finch. One of the characters, Atticus Finch, is a single father raising two of the protagonists, Jem, and the…

More than 150 years have passed since the release of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, yet the book stays as one of the best Children’s classics of all time. Unlike many books of the same genre, it appeals to both adults and children, for its creative story, unique characters and precious lessons about life. Let us find out more about the story of the 7-year-old Alice, and how her adventures stay in countless of readers’ hearts. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland can be a fascinating read to any…