Harry Potter fandom

Young Adult fiction has always been enriched with ancient myths, folklore and legends. This can be seen from The Chronicles of Narnia to Harry Potter. By using myths and alluding to ancient sources in Young Adult fiction this has normally guaranteed these books to be a success. The main books which will be focused on in this dissertation are the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. All of these books, according to the…

I think I read this book in a span of two days. TWO DAYS! In a book nerd's dictionary, that's pretty much a synonym for "SO KICK-ASS I FLEW THROUGH THE PAGES", and no, it's not just because of the cover, which I agree is absolutely mesmerizing. To be honest, this is my first book by this author (I had wanted to read SEKRET before, but I haven't gotten the chance to buy it yet... a travesty, I know, don't remind me), so I didn't know what quite to expect. Would it be purple-prose-y? Would it be…

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, written by Roald Dahl in 1994, introduce us to the main protagonist character of the book right from the start, Charlie Bucket. In short, Charlie comes from a poor family with a once in a lifetime opportunity to enter the much-coveted Wonka Chocolate factory that Willy Wonka shut off to the world for years, along with 4 other lucky children. The book depicts Charlie as a filial and obedient boy, unlike the other 4 children deemed as rotten. As a result, their…

adventure, and discovering the unknown that holds me spellbound to this day. His name is Harry Potter and his creator goes by the name J K Rowling. The 1990s progressed, and a defeated J K Rowling found her vision for the series while waiting for a train to London. Once denied by multiple publishing companies, Rowling was eventually published by Bloomsbury Publishing Co. in June 1997. With time, Harry Potter filled the pages on Rowling 's typewriter and then left the minds of children and…

The Evolution of the Trope of Flying In Morrison’s Song of Solomon Flying is a trope which is depicted prominently in Toni Morrison’s book Song of Solomon. This trope appears in the book as a branch of magic realism and it provides the magical element within harshness and tepid realism. The trope unites all the different elements of the story together throughout the entire book. Obviously, flying is an important clue in the book and it is used for both literally and figuratively as a way to…

When people read a book they most likely find a character they can relate to or admire. For me that character was Thomas, He is a character from the Maze Runner series by James Dashner. In fact Thomas is memorable to me because he is both curious and courageous. Thomas a character from the Maze Runner series, by James Dashner is a very courageous person in many ways. Immediately he finds himself thrown into a very confusing and scary place. He wakes up surrounded by faces he doesn't know…

In "Ban Harry Potter," the author uses hypostatization, faulty analogy, and false use of authority in an attempt to prove their point that Harry Potter books in school will inevitably cause children to "grow into suicidal nuts." First, Hypostatization is found in the second paragraph where it says, "History has shown that encouraging... drug addiction." This is hypostatization because the abstract concept of Harry Potter leading to drug addiction is not backed up with any evidence, but is…

Harry enters his fifth year at Hogwarts more isolated from others than ever before. After witnessing the murder of his classmate and the rebirth of Voldemort, Harry is sent back to live with the Dursleys at the end of the school year. When we see Harry for the first time in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix he is once again alone, in the bushes outside of the Dursley's home (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix pg 3). Harry has received very little information from his friends about…

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…

In the 2001 movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, based off the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter learns about the magic world while starting his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In doing so, he forms strong friendships with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, two fellow first-years, who together fight for their lives while trying to reach and protect the immortality gem, the Sorcerer’s Stone. Toward the end of the movie, the trio battles through various tests…