When I was younger, I came across some difficult times in my life. Then one day Harry Potter flew into my life upon his broomstick, wand in hand, saved me from my own “Uncle Vernon,” and whisked…
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: A Wanderful Movie for All Generations” Dark clouds swirl around the Warner Brothers emblem while a dark and somber version of John Williams score, Hedwig’s Theme plays, bringing the movie to life.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a movie about three teen wizards fighting for good in a time of very dark evil (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix).Their friendship, loyalty, fear, and anger bring a depth to this movie that adults would not…
In 1997, nobody knew that the new book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone by J.K. Rowling would change society forever. The first edition was rejected by twelve publishers until Bloomsbury Publishing paid her £1,500, equivalent to $2,247.93 in the United States. Now Rowling herself has a net worth of one-billion dollars and the Harry Potter brand is said to be worth about fifteen-billion dollars (“J.K. Rowling Net Worth”)! The topics that Rowling wrote about caused her…
have opinions on gender roles, especially for females. When reading or watching the Harry Potter series, you can pick up on hints of both traditional and modern roles. Many people argue that Rowling created a world where female readers may learn that they are inferior to males (Whitton). While they may have a point in some situations, such as the troll incident in the lavatory in the first book, the female characters also stand their own ground. A great example of this is Molly Weasley.…
In doing so, we will compare story, characters, concepts, and more, of two of the biggest franchise films - Star Wars (SW) and Harry Potter (HP) - in which I will show why Star Wars is the better franchise. Despite their difference in genre, the movies share many similarities. both franchises share many similarities they have followed the…
century literature. Ostry analyzes Harry Potter as a fairytale genre to establish the tensions between adults and children. Elaine Ostry illustrates the differences and tensions between wizards and Muggles. Harry has trouble accepting…
common? Every cinematic work needs to be unique in its own way to attract the audience. For example, the Harry Potter series and The Lord of The Rings. These two movies have become very popular in the past 10 years and gained most of the viewer’s attention sharing a lot of similarities. Although these movies have different authors, they gain a lot of popularity by having similar themes, character design, plots, and villains, but it is also necessary to understand the differences between them…
of her 'Harry Potter ' stories. There is nothing relevant or new to what Rowling brings to the vast literacy table; her integrity is on the chopping board ready to be butchered, it happens every year it seems, like an annual event, yet all she says is 'British girls don 't cry '. Rowling systematically is a shrine to her works, as the juggernaut stops I wonder what else this serene lady could offer her adoring audience, perhaps a shrine to her 'Potty World '. Annual opening of 'Potter…
In this essay will evaluate the seemingly archetypal narrative that exist within the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling. As of July 2013 The Harry Potter series had sold an approximate amount of 450 million copies, reiterating the notion that the series is one of the best- selling series in all of history. Just as professor Mcgonagall said in the first novel. “every child in our world will know his name!”. To this day, 17 years since the release of the first book, many social scientist have…
argues that Harry and his friends, portrayed as all white in the films, have varied racial backgrounds (2002). Other studies discuss direct racial representation and are more critical of how Rowling writes race. Messinger cities that Harry is a white, British male and that none of these characteristics are paid particular attention to because they are not considered remarkable (2012). Different studies are all in agreement that race and related issues are relevant in the Harry Potter books, but…