Humility In Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter at first didn’t know anyone and didn’t know anything about Hogwarts. His goal was to fit in. Throughout Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Harry seems to make new goals for himself. Then one of his quests/goals is to go and stop who he thought was Snape but it was actually Professor Quirrell and Voldemort. Harry Potter’s quest changed from fitting into saving Hogwarts from Voldemort, or as they say He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. In trying to fulfill his quest he met some friends and of course some

Snape quickly covers his leg when he sees Harry looking. Harry’s hero complex now begins to show as he becomes determined to find out what Snape is hiding. The Ordeal that Harry faces leaves him unable to think of anything but the mirror of Erised, which has captured his full attention. He stumbles upon the mirror as he hides from Snape and Filch, but sees his parent in the mirror and becomes so entranced he can’t think of anything else. Harry has to overcome a great ordeal of emotion turmoil in order to get his mind back on track, demonstrating great self-control. Harry’s journey descends into the abyss as he suffers a detention in the forbidden forest. He meets Voldemort but is saved by a Centaur, he finds that Voldemort wants the stone and feels like he must protect

Oral tradition is important because it molds Native American culture and offers listeners a chance to go back in time. First, oral tradition is the foundation of Native American tribes’ culture and values. For example, “No Moccasins” teaches the value of courage and humility. As discussed in the introduction to this tale, some modern Native Americans do not have access to common means of communication such as radios or televisions. This means that lessons had to be learned from within the community. Since Native Americans did not develop their own written language, the retelling of old stories is a great way to achieve this. Next, oral tradition presents people with an opportunity to experience a different time period. This is particularly true of origin myths. In origin myths listeners can travel to a timer before anyone existed. Stories told orally give this opportunity to anyone who can listen. It is necessary for people, especially for those in a tribe, to understand their own

Michael Vey might have sacrificed many things to protect the ones he loved, but Harry Potter did things in the name of protecting everyone. He undertook the mission of defeating the greatest dark lord of all time, He-must-not-be-named A.K.A Voldemort. He knew that he needed to destroy all of his horcruxes to beat voldemort. If he didn’t succeed than Voldemort would “punish every last man, woman and child,” (Rowling 660). He accepted death as an old friend, he knew he was “about to die,” (Rowling 698) and did nothing to change it in order to beat the dark lord, “He saw the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone,”(Rowling 704). He didn’t know what would happen, or even if there was

Hermione and Harry help each other with their strengths and abilities. Upon arriving at Hogwarts, Hermione always wanted to do everything by the rules. Sometime during the year, she realized that friendship can be more important. Hermione explains, “ ‘Please, Professor McGonagall –they were looking for me. I went looking for the troll because I –I thought I could deal with it on my own…’ ” (120). For the first time ever, Hermione has lied to a teacher. This begins the turning point where Hermione, Harry,

We have all demonstrated humility one way or another, whether it be holding your tongue when you want to boast, or keeping details to yourself so that another may be

The Harry Potter series is the best book series ever. On top you see wizards, wand, and other cool magical things every human wants to be able to do. But deep down Harry Potter is full of literary elements including an epic quest for the three main characters, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter. Harry Potter’s overall quest throughout the books is to track down the evil wizard, Voldemort. He must also learn about why he is so famous. His best friend, Ron Weasley, is poor boy with 7 siblings. Ron’s quest is to become more brave and be the leader. Hermione Granger, Harry’s other best friends, her quest is all about knowledge and to do what’s right.

His broom gets cursed while he’s flying around on it, and almost made him fall to his death. He comes across a cerberus locked away in a room that tries to eat him. He discovers a that a dark wizard is trying to steal the Sorcerer’s Stone, an object made by Nicholas Flamel that grants that turns any metal into gold, and grants the user immortality. Harry believes that the dark wizard trying to steal the stone is Professor Severus Snape, a man who holds the sins of Harry’s father against Harry, and is believed to have been the one that cursed Harry’s broom. So in an effort to keep the stone from falling into Snape’s hands, Harry traverses

corrupt wizard, Lord Voldemort. Harry finds out that he has been accepted into a school,

Harry Potter comes from an abusive home yet he is humble even when he realizes his fame. Harry’s humility is no doubt ingrained in him during his ten miserable years of neglect and cruelty with the Dursleys. (P. 18, p.22) Harry does not stop being humble when he gains fame, wealth, and popularity at Hogwarts. (P.79) His reaction to the discovery that everyone seems to know his name on the train to Hogwarts does not make him primp and pose, but rather only makes him hope that he can manage to live up to his reputation. (P.84) ”It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, more desperate desire of our

Soon after entering Hogwarts, Harry must face a road of trials which will eventually lead him to achieve his unlikely treasure. While roaming the halls after curfew, Harry receives detention in the forbidden forest, and comes face to face with the Dark Lord. Other obstacles come to place when Harry travels down the trap door into the chambers; such as devil’s snare, a human wizard’s chess game, and the room of keys (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). The series of tests make Harry’s mission difficult; however, the knowledge he gains from the unsuccessful trials bring him closer to his main goal. These minor bumps in Harry’s journey strengthen him emotionally and physically, readying him to defeat the traitor at the end of his succession of tests. Unexpectedly, the betrayal comes from the quivering Professor Quirrell who voluntarily gives up his body to the Dark Lord. Harry sees himself in the mirror and realizes he is magically in possession of the Sorcerer’s Stone. Shortly

For example, you may see a police officer on the news, stating that he took a bullet for his fellow man, or something of that matter, but does he go on to say "Hey, look it's the guy who took a bullet for the other guy!"? No, he does not. In most cases, if someone brought up the topic about his deed, his response would more than likely convey the police officer saying, "I was simply doing my job, nothing more nothing less." As for fictitious characters, I see the idea of being humble going both ways. Bilbo, a character from The Hobbit, tends to himself and is far from being boastful and claiming he did something. Honestly, throughout the book, he just wants to go back home and continue life as it once was. if we look at Beowulf, from the poem Beowulf, He wants you, the reader, and everyone around him to know, he is thee guy who did whatever he

vanity, pride, and self - knowledge intervenes in the development of the virtue of the characters,

In the book and movie series Harry Potter, the famous boy wizard goes through his many years of schooling at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, making new friends like his best friends, Ron and Hermione, as well as creating enemies like Draco Malfoy. Along with his friends Ron and Hermione, Harry continuously puts an end to the many different forms of the evil Lord Voldemort that tries to attack Harry each year. It is later on in the series when the interactions with Lord Voldemort become more frequent and more deadly. This is when Albus Dumbledore, the famous Headmaster of Hogwarts, teaches, instructs, and guides Harry to his ultimate goal of defeating Lord Voldemort, finally bringing peace to their world once again. In relation to the Jungian Literary Archetypes, Harry Potter represents the Hero, Albus Dumbledore represents the Wise Old Man, and Lord Voldemort represents the Witch or Sorceress.

In her novels Rowling always makes us sympathize with Harry. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry is the youngest contestant in the tournament. As opposed to the others he has little knowledge on how to perform most spells and relies solely on skill. His fear is therefore grounded. The movie does nothing but strengthen this idea. In the movie we actually get to see Harry’s expressions, for example, when his name is thrown out of the Goblet. Likewise, Dumbledore’s rage and shock as well as the students surprise and anger make us understand how dangerous the tournament is. Professor McGonagall’s genuine concern for Harry solidifies this fear. It is also very obvious in the movie that Harry is maturing. Not only does he look taller and bigger than in the previous movies; his actions are a lot wiser too. His modesty with