J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, tells a story about the importance of combating evil despite the consequences. For this reason, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone serves as a book of great importance and has greatly affected me. During their pursuit of protecting the sorcerer's stone from professor Quirrell, and the evil wizard Voldemort, Harry and his friends face physical and mental challenges, as well as risk the chance of…

In the book, “Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone”, Rowling uses topics that relate to other pieces of literary work, specifically it connects to the poem, ”Escape to Freedom” in both of them the topic of freedom and restrictions are covered. In the book Rowling refers to how Harry is trapped in his Aunt and Uncle's house and he is not allowed to do normal things because he is different. The author states, “The room held no sign that the other boy lived in the house[...] had a dream about a…

In the novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K Rowling describes how Marxism was blended within the novel. Within the few chapters of the novels, the text shows social class between living with the Dursley's and living at Hogwarts. When Harry Potter lived with his Aunt he got treated badly compared to his cousin. In Hogwarts, it shows that his social class went up because of his parents' history. For an example in Christmas, when he spent it in the Muggle world, he got nothing but…

After five years Rowling finished the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone the first book of the series. She had a very hard time finding a publisher for her book. Twelve publishers turned back her manuscript. Finally, Bloomsbury agreed to publish her book, but they asked Rowling to write her initials and last name to attract more male readers. She didn’t have a middle initial so she used the name of her favorite grandmother creating her pen paper J.K. Rowling. After a year the book was…

and prosper in spite of each obstacle we face. However, if it were inexistent we would abandon the goals at the first sign of trouble. Furthermore, the trait is crucial for the grabbing of goals, which is evident through the lives of myself, J.K Rowling, and Katniss Everdeen, who all demonstrate grit. They have each defied the odds and achieved what they put their minds to. Whether it be raising an average, defeating the government or writing a novel, never put your dreams aside. Grit is…

Introduction I did not choose this path. I did not choose Accelerated English ¾. I did not choose to stay in this class. However, I did choose to excel in this situation. Sometimes, we are thrust on a path not of our choosing. For me, this path was Accelerated English ¾. But as this class comes to an end, I am glad Fate handed me this opportunity. In this class, we have completed a variety of assignments from which I have gained a multitude of writing, reading, and oral communication skills.…

The widely accepted “The Hero’s Journey” theory is devised and arranged into stages by Joseph Campbell in 1947; Further, it was interpreted and adapted by Christopher Vogler, which can be illustrated through “Lord of The Rings” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. This is simple but powerful theory which eclipses these films and continues to captivate the audiences. Overtime, for both these films we see how the hero’s characters develop. They become more selfless and understand the…

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper, is about a eleven year old boy named Will. Will is part of large family and lives a close to normal life until the day of his eleventh birthday. On Will’s eleventh birthday,he is told that he has powers and needs to use his power and the help of the rest of the light to defeat the dark. Throughout the book, Susan Cooper developes many themes for the Will, and the reader to understand. One of the themes in The Dark is Rising is that unity is power. Another…

“We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.” J.K Rowling stated in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This powerful and inspiring quote establishes on how all humans make mistakes and they are not always perfect. It illustrates that the decisions one makes will help decide what kind of future will they face. In addition, this excerpt typifies the key to any situation by showing when times get tough, people need to…

According to a recent study, Harry Potter is the most popular watched movies series in the world. We all know that the Harry Potter movies are based on the books. So what does it mean? Is the plot and characters in the movies are exactly same as those in book? While some people get angry if a movie differs from the book that inspired it, others support a filmmaker’s right to make changes. The movie, Smoke Signals (1998), directed by Chris Eyre, is based on Sherman Alexie’s story, “This Is How…