Harry Potter

smartphones, electronic watches, or even a hoverboard. In your local coffee shop you rarely see a person with a book; however, one book series are still in the hand of all age groups today. These- must- read books are the Harry Potter series. It all began with the first novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Written by the talented J. K. Rowling in 1997, her first book won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, which is a prize given to British Children Books that ran from 1985 to 2007. Her…

Race Supremacy Allegories of Harry Potter In the article “The Influence of Nazi Germany on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series” Rowling states, “People like to think themselves superior and that if they can pride themselves in nothing else, they can pride themselves on perceived purity.” Within the many controversial topics brought forth within the books, race supremacy is a major factor that effects nearly every point of the series. By melding history and fiction, Rowling effectively correlates…

If one were to say that this was not Harry Potter’s finest hour, then they would be correct. Sitting in the potions dungeon late one night, with professor Snape all but growling at him; another occlumency lesson. Let us rewind to earlier that day. Harry Potter was in bed in the gryffindor tower. For the sake of argument let us assume he was having a rather pleasant dream. Harry was having a rather pleasant dream: he had just caught the snitch winning the game; while not an unusual occurrence…

Harry Potter is a scrawny, messy-haired boy with a lightning bolt scar on his forehead. He’s a bit prideful, but has a gracious heart & pure intentions. He’s very passionate, though his actions occasionally point to impulsive. Many heros are inherently perfect; I think he isn’t perfect at all despite how the other characters regard him. He isn’t overly intelligent -as his grades are average and he doesn’t try very hard to improve them- or physically brawny, as many of his clothes are baggy. When…

Harry Potter is hero because no matter what hardship he goes through he remains humble and selfless; what makes him a hero is that he is powerful, courageous, and always willing to save the day. Harry's parents were killed by the Villa Baltimore when he was a baby and was raised by the neglectful Drueslys Who despise his existence Peruzzi's never cared for Harry they made him do all the chores in the house he's never had toys and gifts or even received a letter he wasn't even allowed his own…

describes characters from two of my favorite books. Harry Potter, from Harry Potter by J.K Rowling, and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. They are heroic people, they are heroic because, first, they were forced into demanding, life changing circumstances at a young age, yet emerged victorious, second, they both had many losses in their life, but they didn’t let their losses bring them down. The first reason Katniss and Harry are heroic, is that they were both forced…

be regulated in terms of accessibility and the nature of presence. Despite America’s increasing liberalism as it moves past gender roles and other forms of conservatism now considered extreme, censorship of content as seemingly non-offensive as Harry Potter books continues to provide rationalizations for formal examinations and actions taken by the judicial system. This discussion and analysis examines such a specific case of censorship, focusing on the Counts v. Cedarville School district case…

Harry is a natural stand-out and is distinguished from the common wizards from the beginning of the first book. Based on what Rowling has written, celebrities tend to have perfectionist qualities. Harry is the predominant celebrity in the series, which comes with no surprise as he is filled with these perfectionist qualities. The utterance of Harry’s name alone is enough to cause everyone in the room to perk their ears. Before Harry could even walk his name had great…

For my media analysis I am going to analyze the Harry Potter series be J.K. Rowling from a sociological point of view. There are many aspects of the story that can be interpreted in different ways. The series explores the concepts of social classes, race, discrimination and prejudice, social norms, and culture. One of the main underlining themes of the Harry Potter series is the caste system and prejudice. This story line contains ‘pure blood’ wizards who are represented by characters such…

For example, a study by Watts (2006) analyzed how magic constructed the logic of the novel Harry Potter. This study found that the logic of the novel Harry Potter was constructed by making limitations on the magic. There was also a study conducted by an Indonesian student, Hamzah (2008). Her study was carried out to investigate the function of fantasy world for the major characters…