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During times of crisis and fear, people look to and expect authority figures for comfort. After Great Britain entered what would be known as World War two, the populace looked to King George. When the World Trade Center was attacked, the American people looked to President Bush. In both cases, authority figures gave speeches that … Read more
Thesis: The Grandfather Paradox is often misrepresented in works of literature and film. However, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the paradox is represented fairly well with only a few errors. The Grandfather paradox is commonly known as the myth of killing one’s grandparents in order to prevent his/her own birth. This paradox … Read more
The theme of death in the Harry Potter series provides researchers with a substantial amount of material to absorb, as this topic is of great importance for understanding J.K. Rowling’s message clearer. However, past critics concentrated predominantly on death as a form of sacrifice. This essay will look closely at terms of ‘life’ and ‘death’, … Read more
Harry Porter and The Sorcerer’s Stone is a British American film that was released in 2001. Chris Columbus directed the filmwhich is entirely based on fantasy. The movie is based on the novel by J. K. Rowling; Harry Porter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. On the other hand, The Lord of The Rings is a fantasy … Read more
I am currently reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. This book is the 4th in the Harry Potter Series, about a young wizard in training named Harry. In this fantasy novel, Harry competes in the Triwizard Competition, but he never entered his name into the running because he was too … Read more
The book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the 8th book in the Harry Potter series and follows the life of Harry Potter after Hogwarts. The book starts off with Harry Potter’s kids, Albus Potter and Rose Granger-Weasley, going to Hogwarts for the first time. On the Hogwarts Express, school train, Albus makes friends … Read more
In almost every fantasy book or film, the major protagonist is represented as a hero who must struggle to overcome life-threatening obstacles and potential defeat. Peter Beagles novel The Last Unicorn published in 1968, and J. K. Rowling’s novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone published in 1997 are two vastly different stories, yet they … Read more
Oblivion and the Adolescent: Fantastical Approaches to Mortality Death is one of the few things in life of which we can be absolutely certain. But how we think about death as humans, as rational agents, as mortal beings, changes over time and circumstance. Once a distant consideration, it becomes vital and all consuming after a … Read more
The Triwizard Tournament Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published in 2000, and is the fourth and middle book of the Harry Potter series. It is considered the turning point in the series, as the reader finds a more grown up Harry and much more serious tone in the book. The Goblet of … Read more
Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the life of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry’s struggle against Lord … Read more
True Hero: Severus Snape In Severus Snape, J. K. Rowling created an obvious anti-hero who deserved better. A villainous character in appearance and temperament, his dark presence belied his true intentions. Snape filled the anti-hero role valiantly to the very end. Despite his presentation, he was always on the right side of history. Despite the … Read more
Are There Monsters in Harry Potter? In J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, we are introduced to a well developed and rich world in which humans, monsters, and marvels of all varieties live together, in a place tied together with magic. There are seemingly regular people, wizards, witches, ghosts, goblins, serpents, dark … Read more
While the entire Harry Potter series works to establish the identity of the main character, the first installment in J.K. Rowling’s bestselling books, entitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, clearly presents a pattern which begins early on in the life of the protagonist, Harry Potter. Contrary to works which might emphasize the influence of … Read more
The novel opens with a description of the Dursley family, a middle-class family that lives in Little Whinging, Surrey. Vernon and Petunia Dursley are constantly worried that someone will find out about Petunia’s decidedly “unDursleyish” witch sister, Lily, and their worries are justified when Lily’s son, Harry, is left on their doorstep. James Potter, Lily’s … Read more
True Hero: Severus Snape In Severus Snape, J. K. Rowling created an obvious anti-hero who deserved better. A villainous character in appearance and temperament, his dark presence belied his true intentions. Snape filled the anti-hero role valiantly to the very end. Despite his presentation, he was always on the right side of history. Despite the … Read more
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone In 1997, J.K. Rowling changed the world forever when she published her first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The first out of a 7 book series, it quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. Originally published as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first book brings the reader … Read more
Biblical Allusions in Prisoner of Azkaban In 1999, J.K. Rowling released her third book in the Harry Potter series, which has become a global sensation. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book out of a series of seven, and although it is not the middle book in the series, there is … Read more
