Harry Potter universe

People from all around the world love to watch movies. People from all around the world love to read books. However, when the movie industry makes a book into a movie, many of the book lovers experience a massive let down. For those of us who read the book before seeing the movie, can all agree that in most cases, the movies just do not measure up to the book’s standards. The first thing that we book lovers typically notice are the characters. When reading any book, I get a picture in my head…

assistant professor of English at Suny-Plattsburgh where she teaches children’s literature, young adult literature and nineteenth 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…

Why should teens read The Odyssey Goethe called The Odyssey and “The Iliad” “the most important books in the world” (Mitchell). This was written by a blind poet named Homer in Eighth century B.C. It also is still an enchanting book even after all those years. It's also the foundation of Western Literature. So teens should read the Odyssey because it is exciting, everything becomes fresh, and new and is a world infused with imagination. “The book is presented very clearly by Homer and many poets…

Entertainment Since the late 1990s, the perception of sorcery and witchcraft in popular culture has become a progressively fashionable one. Captivatingly depicted in shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Charmed, in addition to the critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, the practice of witchcraft has achieved increasing popularity in mainstream entertainment. Unfortunately, the light-hearted portrayals depicted in modern entertainment have left many adolescents with an unrealistic,…

Stories are told in matters where there’s good and bad in which what we read is determined by justice or injustice. We’re told by the author in his form of expression about a character in what way that person or figure contributes to the plot of the story. Often the protagonist carries the weight of others in where he/she face the justice or injustice of the story. Each protagonist of a story responds differently in a unique way from all the other characters accordingly to the problems they face…

Enter, if you dare… I stood in the middle of the bookstore's children's section, running the pads of my thumbs along the raised, bumpy title of the book that would inevitably change my life. My brow furrowed as I studied the cover. A green creature with horns that resembled a ram's on either side of its head, gazed back at me glowing red eyes. It's gnarled and clawed hands held a sign that read, "Welcome to Horrorland where nightmares come to life!" In the distance, there was an amusement park.…

History of Wands Wands have a long and rich history throughout time. From the first wand of the Egyptian priests and rulers using ivory amulets to todays wand made from magical trees and other magical materials, there have been many creations and re-creations to arrive at the semi-sentient object, we call wands. In Canada, the First Nations people had their own spiritual magic. Once the European wizarding community arrived, they brought their history and their wands. In 1722, Decusroggan…

Banned Books The Story Untold: Cujo Final Copy Have you ever read a banned book? The thing is, most people don’t know if a book is banned or not. The book I strongly suggest for adults and most teenagers is Cujo. This book is filled with gore and adultery from top to bottom. Cujo has been banned in multiple city and state schools all over the United States. Like I said earlier Cujo was banned for adultery, gore and adult language. Cujo is definitely the kind of book I would think would get…

Banned books “The Pigman” There are so many banned books, almost every book you can think of is banned or challenged in one list. Most banned books are banned because of reasons that don’t even make sense. My book I read was The Pigman, By Paul Zindel and I really enjoyed this book. I do not agree that this book is banned but there isn’t too much you can do about it. People ban these books because they do not think that they are appropriate. The Pigman is told by two teenagers, John and…

The names Pyro, Pyro Drastica. I'm a hotheaded 15-year old who lives in the magical land of Mongolia and life is pretty normal for me. Except for the fact, my dad's a wizard saint. You see, in Mongolia, there are a variety of wizards and witches that house different powers, my father for one uses a magic called Fire Magic. He tries to tell me that he can see the inner fire within me and that I might also be a Fire wizard but I think that's complete bullshit. I mean, why would I be a wizard and…