Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

see this in the text, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone written by J.K Rowling in 1995. Throughout book, there is many examples of rivalry. One of the examples is when, Harry uses his word when competing against Malfoy. In the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone, Harry portrays rivalry against Malfoy in the novel through his words, and actions. The theme of rivalry, is shown through between Harry and Malfoy. One of the examples is by Malfoy when he threatens harry by words. ‘I’d…

Magically Disappearing” J. K. Rowling’s book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, (a.k.a) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, is the first book of the Harry Potter series, which is the series that whisks people away to the magical world of wizards, witches, spells, and flying brooms. After people discover this “Best Selling” series of books, people want a movie made about Harry Potter. When Chris Columbus’ film on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone comes out, people fall back in…

Brandi Smith Dr. Alisa Clapp-Itnyre English L392 November 19, 2015 The Use of Mythology in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling is filled with hints toward Greek, medieval, and Biblical literature, as well as other folklore. Through her conscious use of past archetypes, Rowling displays an expansive intellect that readers many not notice during their first read-through of the series. Rowling uses her knowledge of these classics in the naming of the…

as did Harry Potter. He started his journey clueless about the wizard world, but now he is known as a great wizard in fact a hero, but Harry Potter reached the point of becoming a hero by going through the 5 stages of a hero’s journey; departure, Initiation, the road of trials, the innermost cave, and finally the return and reintegration with society. Specifically, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone the hero, Harry Potter follows these essential steps to become a hero. Harry, like…

Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone by J.K Rowling include many characters and themes, as both reveals throughout the book. Bravery, friendship and family are the few main themes explored. Friendship was the theme that linked the story together as it was developed for Harry Potter having adventures with his friends. The friendship between Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley intrigues the readers whereas it contains both genders. Furthermore, Rowling sets the characters with…

Percy Jackson: Harry Potter: Ideas: Mist Train Station Gods Council of Wizards Different Magic 1. Compare and contrast how authors use the same or different themes in a setting. Love Percy Jackson’s fatal flaw is love Family Versions of reality Mist Wizards authority Identity Compare and contrast how authors use the same or different themes in a setting. Rick Riordan’s book Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and J.K Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone both…

Introduction Harry Potter, an arrangement of seven dream books composed by the British writer J. K. Rowling. The arrangement is named after the urgent character, Harry Potter. The story annals the undertakings and encounters of a young person nameed Harry Potter, who turns into one of the best wizards, and his companions Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, every one of whom are understudies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The principle story spins around Harry's journey to…

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling is about a boy named Harry Potter who lived with his aunt, uncle, and their son at 4 Privet Dr. More specifically, underneath the cupboard. At least that’s where he spent most of his time hiding from his cousin Dudley who loved to beat him up. But on his 11th birthday, Harry’s life changed forever after he received a visit from a giant man named Hagrid. He found out that his parents weren’t who his aunt and uncle had made them seem…

In the novel Harry Potter, written by J.K. Rowling, Harry goes through a lot of changes. He goes from being bullied to standing up for himself and others. Harry is a scrawny black haired boy who lives on number 4 Privet Drive with the Dursleys, his cousins. In the beginning of the “fictional” novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter is a lonely boy who was constantly being bullied by his older cousin Dudley “He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Scotch tape…

In Harry Potter, a seven book series written by J.K. Rowling, Harry and all of the people around him face challenges stemming from Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore is correct when saying that it is “a great and remarkable thing” that Harry can still love because the multitude of battles he endures makes it difficult for him to feel anything but anger and sadness (Rowling 508-509). Throughout each novel, there is a significant challenge that Harry and those close to him have to overcome. While these…