Harry Potter And The Sorcerer 's Stone

The narrative structure of a story is extremely important because it is the reason the reader feels attracted or not towards the story. J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, narrated her story in a way that makes it easy to comprehend and maintains the reader attracted to it. Rowling included several types of events throughout the novel that makes the reader follow the story without getting lost in the middle of the story. The author introduces characters without getting the reader lost, makes the reader dislike certain characters due to their characteristics, and presents conflicts between good and evil.

One of the reoccurring events that takes place in the beginning of the book include Harry 's desire to hear from his friends. He has gone a couple of months without receiving word, or owl post, from any of his fellow wizards. He is reminded several times that he seems to have no outside friendship from his home. With his encounter with Dobby, the house elf, Harry cannot help but feel left out and unwanted. This feeling is added to by the hatred that his foster family, the Dursley 's, share for him. Dudley, Harry 's cousin, basically rubs the fact that Harry has no letters from his friends in his face. To add to Harry 's unease and loneliness, is the fact that Harry 's birthday has arrived with no more

Rick Riordan, the author of the young adult series Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, has stated that J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter series were a heavy inspiration in his own book. Although one might not notice the similar plot structure and character types, due to the different writing style and narrative voices. While Rowling's story is strictly a third person narrative, Riordan writes in the first person view of the lead character, Percy. As you look back at the story, however, the reader can discover a clear connection between these two very different worlds of magic, monsters, and mysterious villains. However we also see that the few differences in these stories make for an entirely different experience for the readers, and connects to different children for different reasons.

Rowling used Harry’s scar as a symbol too. Foster states, “More often than not, physical markings by their very nature call attention to themselves and signify some psychological or thematic point the writer wants to make” (Foster 208). Rowling uses Harry’s scar to symbolize two things: identity, and maturity. All the characters are able to identify Harry Potter as Harry Potter because of the lightning shaped scar on his forehead. The scar symbolizes maturity because it caused Harry more pain as he transitioned into an adult. From the fourth book and on, pain seared through Harry’s scar because of Voldemort. Voldemort’s emotions often passed on to Harry because of it, and it was in those moments that readers realized that Harry wasn’t a little boy anymore, but a teenager transitioning into an adult who had to learn to how to be independent and how to defend

Joanne “Jo” Rowling was born to proud parents Peter and Anne Rowling on July thirty-first, 1965, in

The way we speak affects many aspects of our life. When it comes to being polite most people struggle thinking about the right use of words and when is the correct moment to be courteous. Managing polite speech is a basic need because it affect our interpersonal, laboral,and financial life.

The author behind this controversial narrative has become one of the world’s most decorated authors due to the widespread success of her novels. Although she is well-known today, Rowling had very humble beginnings. Born on July 31, 1965 to Peter and Anne Rowling, Joanne became the newest addition to her family beside her older sister, Diana. During her childhood, Rowling lived in several different places throughout Great Britain. Her family moved from Chipping Sodbury to Winterbourne, and then again to Tutshill (“J.K. Rowling”).

Born in Yate, Glouchester to an air craft engineer and a science technician, Rowling’s early life was a happy one. She attended St. Michael’s Primary school, and

The biological theory as stated in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. He under goes a family or genetic trauma. Not only does he lose his parents when he was born and ended up with a scar. He has an uncle and aunt who completely destroy his self-conscious. He isn’t allowed to do anything without being told to do it. He isn’t allowed new things; he lives under a cupboard. He watches his cousin get everything in the world while he has to cook and clean the house. His brain thinks different than other wizards. When he comes into contact with Draco Malfoy, he is able to get a good judge of character and tell him that he isn’t worth his time. That he is not a good guy at all. He is able to notice that Ron and Hermione are good people are going to be

The book I read is called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is written by J.K. Rowling. Here is an example of an in text MLA citation of the book. “Harry Potter is dead… He was nothing, ever, but a boy who relied on others to sacrifice themselves for him!” - (Rowling 730).

I have never broken any copyright laws, but I almost did, it would’ve been for getting a movie at a garage sale because the person was trying to sell a movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and also Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, I never knew that it was breaking copyright laws until my dad told me so, so i didn’t get it. But if my dad hadn’t told me so, I would’ve gotten it, and broken the law. Next time I’ll know that it’s copyright and I wouldn’t get it. My actions would’ve affected everyone who helped make the movies.

Education can have many lasting effects to a person in a positive or negative manner. Institutions that focus on education are subjects to the societal norms and cultural bias. In the story, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J.K. Rowling, a school called Hogwarts shows signs of being culturally pressured to teach forms of racism and superiority to others. Hogwarts methods of teaching have lead to students displaying acts of racism with approval, performing class division starting from early on, and showing favoritism or publicly humiliating students based on bloodline or ability to produce. These actions throughout the story demonstrate that Hogwarts educational methods are institutionally racist and elitist.

Genre: The genre that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is fantasy because it has a magic school that is called Hogwart’s School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Also, there are Goblins that have a magical bank that is impossible to break into called Gringott’s bank.

Sirius Black was sent to Azkaban in the fall of 1981. The Ministry of Magic had him placed there with no trial. Did anyone ever ask Sirius if he was innocent. In the young adult novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, was there enough evidence to send Sirius Black away for twelve years without a trial becuase of who his family was, the death of Pettigrew, the death of the twelve muggles, and his betrayel to the Potters.

Joanne Rowling, daughter of Peter James Rowling and Anne Rowling was born on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, at Yate General Hospital, her parents had just turned 20, and were only married for four months when she was born. Joanne was not given a middle name. Both her parents were typical children of the sixties, playing the guitar, and loved the Beatles. Joanne’s father, Peter James Rowling, at the age of 18, joined the British