“You’re a wizard, Harry,” is one of the most famous movie/book quotes of all time. This quote comes from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. In some cases, the book has been called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Whichever title is used, it is still the same book. The book takes place in two different settings, but both settings are in the United Kingdom. It takes place at Harry’s Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia’s house in Surrey, Great Britain and at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The quote that I used in my drawing was “Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” This quote was originally used in context to Voldemort, the killer of Harry Potter’s parents. It was forbidden to say his name, and others would become nervous when it would be mentioned. However, this applies to everything. In my drawing, I drew pictures of different animals from the book, Fluffy, the three-headed dog, Norbert, the dragon, Professor McGonagall, an animagus who is able to shift into a cat, and Hedwig, Harry’s pet owl. If any of those animals were to do something to harm anyone, their names would be spoke with a sneer. For example, “It’s Fluffy who you need to watch out for. Last time, he
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What do you think of when I say shark? I think of a great white with teeth as sharp as knives, bloody gums, and beady black eyes. However, like nurse sharks, not all of them are bad. What do you think of when I say Adolf Hitler? A mass murder? If I said the name Adolf Hitler in 1922, no one would know who he was. Fear develops over time, usually through actions. Fear can also be developed in a good way. Fear of a teacher, like Professor McGonagall, can be developed out of respect. It just depends on whether or not that fear is developed out of good or bad intentions. This relates to the setting book because Voldemort’s name is not to be mentioned, and it is feared by all wizards and
Harry Potter was forced to endure many hardships of death and still needed to face the killer of his loved ones, who was known as the embodiment of evil. These three individuals had to endure many hardships to reach their goal.
Chapter 8: Hanseldee and Greteldum Harry Potter reflects the fairytale Cinderella. Both main characters have awful relationships with their step parents and are desperate to get out of their house. In Cinderella a fairy godmother comes to save her. In Harry Potter, Hagrid shows up as a fairy godmother of sorts and rescues him from his step parents.
Even after learning he is a wizard, Harry is forced to repress that fact every summer when he must return to his aunt and uncle’s house to await the next school year. This forces Harry into a routine that is tedious, difficult, and borderline oppressive. While at his aunt and uncle’s house, Harry cannot act freely nor express his wishes, desires, or needs. Because of this situation, Harry is always glad to return to Hogwarts, breaking him out of his backbreaking routine and into a world that is ever changing and unpredictable. Here not only does Harry have an unprecedented level of independence, but he is not required to conform to what an uncaring authority figure thinks; the teachers at Hogwarts tend to be fairly forgiving of Harry’s behavior.
“I felt no pity for him. In fact I was pleased with what was happening to him” (Wiesel 52). Elie Wiesel’s character became a brute, because he witnessed children being killed, death everywhere and his loss of faith. Wiesel watched people get hung with no phase of tears. Wiesel writes in his book after the war, “watched others hangings.”
One simple pearl can ruin many lives. There are only good and bad things in the book. The theme in John Steinbeck's book, The Pearl illustrates how good and evil affect the plot, how Steinbeck prompts good and evil, and how good can turn into bad. In the book, good and evil can affect the plot of the story. For example, Kino was very intimidating at the end of the book, "
Harry Potter’s narrative follows Campbell’s pattern. In Harry’s case, he is living with his Muggle relatives, when letters from Hogwarts arrive to notify him that he has been accepted to the wizarding school (cf. Ahmed, 2012,
Harry’s life isn’t very bright in the beginning of our story; he is forced to sleep in a cupboard under the stairs, never gets anything for his birthdays (except a pair of Uncle Vernon’s old socks, and coat hangers ) and he is constantly being bullied by his 12 year old nephew, Dudley. One fine morning, Harry starts receiving strange letters adressed to his cupboard and is rescued by a giant man. Harry discovers his parents hadn’t died in a car crash (as his uncle and aunt always told him), but that they were wizards, and that he’s one as well. Though that’s not all; Harry isn’t just an ordinary wizard, but a famous one. The reason behind this is when, At the time of Harrys’ birth, a dark wizard roamed the country, and this wizard so happened to be at his prime (strongest).
At the same time, Harry can hear voices that no one else can. The main character’s name is Harry Potter. He is a 12-year-old orphan and has lived with his abusive relatives since his parents died. The rest of his household is non-magical, but he is a wizard that goes to a school to learn about magic and how to use it. He is quite small for his age, with black hair and a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.
Throughout the entirety of the movie, Harry yearns to be like the others around him, who have family to love and provide for them. This makes the audience feel sorrow and empathy for the young boy and the hardships he is experiencing. Harry also has a supernatural experience with his parents. Harry discovers a room with a mirror called The Mirror of Erised. This magical artifact shows will show whoever is looking at it, what they desire the most in life.
Harry Potter is a modern-day character that infuses the historical importance of epic heroism with contemporary
In the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry first lives his life as a muggle not knowing anything about
Sukripa Ranjit Professor Tiffany Schubert English 1302 2nd November 2017 Evaluation paper on “Harry Potter” movies Harry Potter series was written by British novelists J.K Rowling in seven books and eight movies. The first movie “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was released on November 14, 2001. Harry Potter is one of the iconic heroes in the movie industry with a remarkable impact on people. Harry Potter is a young lad who finds out on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned child of two great magicians and has distinct magical powers of his own.