Harry Potter universe

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 same basic structure of ‘The Hero’s Journey,’ also known as the ‘hero myth’ or ‘monomyth’ (Hokanson & Fraher 2008 p. 29) like many stories/films beforehand (Hokanson & Fraher 2008 p. 28). Not only are the similarities present due to both franchises using a monomyth structure, one would have to question whether J.K. Rowling knowingly plagiarised George Lucas? The similarities are almost identical, especially regarding characters. One can see these identical similarities when compared. Luke Skywalker vs Harry Potter – Both characters are the heroes in their stories. As an infant, their parents died leaving them orphaned.…

for a while, so in Harry Potter you’re taken to this wonderful imaginary world where everything is different. But also the main characters are completely real and modern so you can relate to them.”(Evanna Lynch, N.D)Evanna Lynch faced challenges as a child and got through them by following something she loved. She started acting and later became an iconic actress. INNOVATE: Evanna was introduced into the Harry Potter franchise when she was about 8 years old because her mother wanted her to…

Albus Dumbledore is God God, Lucifer, and Jesus attending a boarding school in a Scotland castle sounds like the beginnings of a very odd joke. Yet it can be argued that this is essentially what went down in the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone. Religious symbolism is heavily entrenched in this young adult movie series, as it naturally should. References to religion is often essential in any narrative that depicts the struggle between darkness and light. This is because darkness and…

from a record level because the company didn’t think that they had a future in show business. (Weismen) Still harder to believe is that J.K. Rowling’s world famous book ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ was rejected by no less than 12 publishers before it was finally published in 1997 at the insistence of Bloomsbury chairman, Nigel Newton’s daughter Alice. (Vincent; Lawless “Nigel Newton”) The story of an 11 year old orphan thrust into an unfamiliar world of magic and set on a course to…

everyone should have the ability to do whether it 's used for success in today 's world, or for enjoyment to escape into all different kinds of enchanting stories. At a young age, I was always read to by my step mom every night before I went to bed. She didn’t show the pages to me because the books weren 't picture books. She always read books which had a higher reading level than I possessed. In 3rd grade my teacher noticed I had trouble with reading comprehension, so she gave me the first…

of these characters. She wanted her audience to empathize with these characters, which was a huge lesson on human nature for me. She made me understand characters I despised, which made me uncomfortable and left me searching for a way out of these characters ' heads. Toni Morrison is an incredibly talented writer. She created multiple, complex characters I both love and hated. She taught me that there good, complex characters are more than just “good” or “bad.” And the best writers will…

I consider myself two insects: a queen-bee and a book worm. The queen-bee comes from my ability to be a leader and stand up for my opinions. No, I do not have tons of worker bees behind my back although that would be very useful! I am an extreme bookworm and strive to have the world’s biggest collection of books in the future. One of my dearest series is the Harry Potter series which I have reread three times. I compare all the four Harry Potter houses to myself: Ravenclaw, Gryffindor,…

Animals have a significant part in human’s daily lives. Everyday people overlook the importance the animals have in the lives around the people they care about. This happens in reality and in stories, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is no different. Many characters have interactions with the animals around them; these relationships are not always positive or negative. They can range from friendship, companionship, enemies to antagonistic relationships. The reason I decide to read this…

Why the hero 's journey is so pervasive in narrative and what it represents about the collective unconscious 19.6 hours of film and 7.7 billion dollar revenue later, the Harry Potter series has become the most celebrated fiction novels and films of a generation. The story of the boy who lived was originally told by J.K Rowling then adapted to film in 2001. With millions of fans across the globe it is almost impossible to find someone who has not heard or seen the tale. This remarkable story is…

The Beasts Inside the Universe of Harry Potter Ahn Pruitt Keiser University Beasts Inside the Universe of Harry Potter Fifteen years ago, J.K. Rowling introduced the world to the wondrous and magical world of Harry Potter with the release of the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in 2001. The release of each of the movies there after were highly anticipated, all the way up until the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – part 2 which was released in July of 2011. The movies…