Severus Snape

Analysis of Severus Snape with Application of Psychodynamic Theory and Phenomenological Theory Timothy Smith University of St. Francis Psych 350 Hammond April 1, 2016 Abstract This paper will conduct an analysis of Severus Snape. Severus Snape is a character in the Harry Potter book series who is seen as cold, calculating, and bitter. Another major aspect of him is his constant bullying of the main character Harry Potter. The purpose of this analysis is to theorize why Severus Snape is the way that he is by applying two theories of personality to the character. The two theories that will be applied will be Psychodynamic Theory and Phenomenological Theory. Character Analysis of Severus Snape with Application of Psychodynamic Theory and Phenomenological Theory…

Severus Snape is a complicated and well written character in the Harry Potter series but contrary to popular opinion he is not some valiant hero nor is he the persecuted martyr that the a majority of the fandom perceives him to be it is quite clear when you look at the bigger picture that Snape is actually a petty bully with deplorable morals who does not deserve Albus Potters middle name during his teen years at Hogwarts young Snape lusted after his childhood friend Lily Evans Snape tried to…

anything else I got dressed. I wore a gothic choker, red lace gloves, black four-inch heels, a long black shirt, and a red and black corset shirt. I grumbled as the scratchy fabric rubbed against my skin. Yes even though I am ten I am required to wear a corset and other womanly apparel. When I was, as my uncle calls it, properly dressed, I started packing by gathered very few clothes that were more modernly acceptable for a ten, almost eleven, year old. I grabbed a black tee, a white button up…

In J.K. Rowling’s series, one of the most critical lessons and experiences that Harry, and the reader, experience, is death. While some deaths are more prominent than others, there are several that I find to be particularly important. Before Harry’s time, there were the fan-titled “Marauder’s Era” encompassing the early lives of Harry’s parents, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and Severus Snape. Each of these characters suffered and lost their youth to the hardships and dangers of a…

his actions. Beyond comedy, fundamental attribution error also can play a key role in dramatic literature and cinematography. One of the more famous instances of fundamental attribution error in film can be found in the Harry Potter movie series. Throughout the franchise, Harry Potter -a wizardry student- holds negative views of Severus Snape -- his teacher. In the story, Harry Potter and his companions perceive Severus Snape as villainous, based upon their limited observations of his…

people often see Snape as a misunderstood hero, a guy who had a terrible life but somehow prevailed, but he’s bad person. He’s obsessive, a bully, and just a terrible guy. A lot of Harry Potter fans see Snape’s and Lily’s love as a sad, lost love. Although he might’ve had actual feelings for her, he handled them horribly. Snape mixed up his feelings and mistook obsession for love. He often acted like she was entitled to him, instead of the perfect one for him like James acted towards Lily.…

The infamous character of Professor Snape is one of great complexity and depth. It is his cold and ruthless demeanor that has readers origionally seething with hatred for his warped personality. His mistreatment of the main hero, Harry, further irks the readers until it is revealed later in the series as to what the underlying motives and agenda was. In the series Snape is an exceptionally skillful wizard with a dark past who is the potions master at Hogwarts school. For the majority of the…

glasses to drink from a bottle of mead destined for Dumbledore but intercepted by Slughorn. Ron took one sip and collapsed. Harry rushed and found a bezoar to ram down his throat. Harry then went to go and play in the school quidditch cup. After a while Harry found out how to get the memory from Slughorn. It would require Felix Felicis. He took some and went the funeral for Hagrid’s giant pet spider Aragog and he took Slughorn along to get spider venom. He got slughorn drunk and bam, memory.…

Catcher in the Rye’s Holden Caulfield, Harry Potter’s Severus Snape, and Neuromancer’s Henry Case all share something in common—they are antiheroes. Merriam-Webster’s definition of an antihero is, “a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities” (Merriam-Webster). While that is the ‘dictionary definition,’ many authors have taken liberties in describing which “heroic qualities” are missing, and which traits are used instead (Merriam-Webster). Through a…

over the students through their tenure at Hogwarts. The rest of the professors have an equal footing in the school. There is an additional level in Hogwarts comprised of select students. Every year, there are two Prefects chosen from each House as well as one Head Boy and Head Girl from the entire student body. These students serve as assistants to the professors and Heads of Houses. It is, however, difficult to see where they rank in the overall hierarchical structure. The next aspect of the…