He had a huge impact in this world, by entertaining many kids with his awesome books he has written throughout his career. As by now, we all probably know about the R. L. Stine. You probably know him by his serious of books called Goosebumps. Being one of the most famous writers of the 20th century, especially when it comes to horror fiction. So today, let’s take a look at R. L. Stine: first, we’re going to look at his early life and his occupations; secondly, by recognizing his accomplishment…
The dungeon floor begins to shake as you hear a menacing roar from beyond the large metal doors. What could this possibly be? You and your party draw their weapons and ready your spells as a colossal Minotaur tears through the doors like tissue paper and locks onto you. It begins to charge, what do you do? When I was twelve years old I spent the night at my best friend’s house, as I often did on weekends, and was introduced to a game known as “Dungeons and Dragons” by my friend’s older brother.…
In the article, “Harry Potter and the Measures of Personality: Extraverted Gryffindors, Agreeable Hufflepuffs, Clever Ravenclaws, and Manipulative Slytherins,” the subject is about humans that tend to identify themselves with groups of people in fiction writing due to their personalities. This article is informative because it was written by psychologists to inform the readers about their research and experiment. The experiment is about people who have taken J,K. Rowling’s Pottermore test and…
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…
blocking the heroes before the adventure has even begun" (111). Despite Harry’s attempt to accept the Call and return to school, Mr. Dursley does everything in his power to try and prevent Harry from ever leaving the house. After Mr. Dursley discovers Harry is not supposed to use magic outside of school, Harry loses…
It is important to note that Rowling lets Harry make mistakes and succumb to the temptation of using the Unforgivable Curses. The key to this honest understanding of how and why Harry makes his decisions comes from Rowling’s ability to create believable situations where Harry makes the believable choice, as Lana A. Whited and M. Katherine Grimes describe in “What Would Harry Do? J.K. Rowling and Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theories of Moral Development”: “Although Harry’s dilemmas involve creatures and…
Emerson. In the story Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone by Jk Rowling, many friendships are woven together to tell an amazing tale of intrigue and adventure. Three specific friendships define the novel and are developed through the characters: Harry Potter, an abandoned young orphan; Ron Weasley, an adventure bound young man; and Hermione Granger, a studious and clever young woman. Throughout the friendship, each of the three portray their own individualized strengths: Harry…
In one instance, Harry and his two friends, Ron and Hermione, wanted to find out if Malfoy, another student at the school, was the Heir of Slytherin but they didn’t know how to prove it. Hermione suggested this one potion that they could use to transform into someone else…
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…
Did you know that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets combined made over two billion worldwide at the box office? The purpose of my speech today is to tell you about these two movies. Since I have read the books, did extensive research, and watched both of these movies many times, I consider myself a credible source. Right now, I want to tell you about the Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets plot, main…