Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

1. The hero in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is a young boy named Harry who spent the first 11 years of his life living with his uncle Vernon, aunt Petunia and menacing cousin Dudley. Harry’s father was a wizard and his mother was a witch, but they were both killed when he was one year-old by Voldemort, an evil boggart. Harry is not aware of the powers he inhabits until Hagrid points them out to him. 2. Harry goes through a series of fun and exciting experiences after getting the letter

humans are a product of their surroundings. Fictional or actual, children are susceptible to influence from all sides, their psyche constantly being moulded as new experiences perform rapid-fire assault. In the novels Breadcrumbs and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, authors Anne Ursu and J.K. Rowling have added enough depth to their characters that the reader experiences a brand new person, chock-full with these experiences. The incredible 3-dimensional view each author describes lends to each

‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ emphasises the importance of friendships. Share your ideas. Firstly loyalty is important because Harry and Ron and loyal to Hermione when she is in trouble. Secondly change is important because Ron, Harry and Hermione help Neville change for the better. Thirdly support is important because when Harry is in trouble and when their friends are feeling down he and his friends need friends support to cheer them up and get them back on track. Harry, Ron and Hermione

The period of the book is an unspecified time, modern and roughly up-to-date. The story of Harry Potter came to J. K. Rowling on a train ride from Manchester to London in 1990. She was a single mother of a daughter and living on welfare in Edinburgh, Scotland, when she began to write the novel. She began writing in a café while her baby, Jessica, napped. Rowling soon shot up to fame and fortune. Identify the genre & specify how this work fits its characteristics: The genre is a fantasy tale, the

The Opening Scenes of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring In recent years the fantasy genre has undergone a huge revival. Whereas it was once reserved for children's books of fairy tales, fantasy in both literature and film alike is increasingly becoming a more mainstream genre, enjoyed by people of all kinds. ==================================================================== Fantasy films are probably

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

In the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone there are two different worlds. One, which is the same as our real world, called the muggle world. There’s nothing particularly special about it, people go to their normal jobs everyday and later comes home to their normal families to spend some normal time with them. They read about abnormal things in fairy tales and fantasy books, those things doesn’t exist in the ”real life” to them. The magic world however is full of wizards, sorcerers, supernatural

life, open better opportunities, and provide a new lifestyle to live. In the following examples, one can see how these outcomes of disappointment are reflected in two different individuals. J.K. Rowling, the famous writer of “Harry Potter” and “The Philosopher’s Stone”. In these novels,

was not enough like the book and, at the same time, very much like the book” (172). True, the film does not explain the themes that were already discussed and introduces the film at the zoo but the film interestingly introduces the magic world to Harry [played by Daniel Radcliff] through the use of absurdities and fun. It presents the magic world in a more whimsical manner that modern ‘muggles’ would not realistically dream of. For instance, the scene of the owl infestation at the Dursley’s home

Harry Potter is the title character in J.K. Rowling's popular series of novels for young adults. In the first book of the series, called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Potter is a ten year old orphan who lives with his mean Muggle uncle and aunt, and their bully son Dudley. Muggles are non-magical people: people who are not born with the natural talents of witchcraft and wizardry as Harry is. Harry's biological parents were famous wizards, who were killed by the evil Voldemort. Voldemort