Similarities Between Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

Hermione and Eilonwy: Comparing and Contrasting their Significances to the Hero’s Successes in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Lloyd Alexander’s The Book of Three

At the age of eight, Harry would begin attending a public school within Independence. Notably, it appears that his mother sent him five weeks late during his first year. Despite this, his teacher,

Harry’s departure from his old life is evident once he steps on to Platform Nine and Three Quarters to board the Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). Leaving his previously known home is not difficult because of the ten years of neglect that occurred in the Dursley household. Harry has only been in two magical places and he already feels more comfortable than ever. Now that he has crossed over to the hidden world of magic, he is ready to embark on his adventure.

No one threw him a party or even wished him a happy birthday. Movie 2 begins in the evening when friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dursley come to visit and harry is told to stay in his room and not to make a peep but to act like he doesn't exist. When harry goes to his bedroom he sees a creature by the name of Dobby playing in his desk chair and making tons of noise, once Dobby spots Harry trying to tell him to be quiet Dobby stops and introduces himself as Dobby the house

What is the significance of a hero? Most often, heroes are used to convey a culture’s ideals and, at the same time, reveal what problems already exist in this society. Heroes are created as role models for younger children and to exemplify the difference between right and wrong. Overall, they give us hope for a positive change and a brighter future. Their wisdom pushes the audience us to think outside of the box when finding solutions for their own problems.

Rick Riordan. Many things are to be said about such an amazing author. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief , being a New York Times Best-Seller, is what first broke him out into the flow of mainstream literature. Although Riordan is now a very beloved author he was not always that way, having many stories before his breakout series, Percy Jackson, that were turned down by publishers. Riordan grew up just as normal as any of us, went to school and learned just like we have to, and finally after all of the time building up to this and all his effort and lost hope he became a legend with hard work and dedication and never giving up on his dreams.

The West African figure Anansi, as seen in Anansi Owns All Tales That Are Told, The Ants Burden, and Why Anansi’s Head is Small and His Behind is Big and the modern Western figure Barty Crouch Jr. found in the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire both feature trickster qualities. In both of these works, these characters and their actions as tricksters are comparable. The transformations Anansi and Barty Crouch Jr. make are testimonies to their portrayal as tricksters. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Barty Crouch Jr. transforms into Professor Moody, while in Anansi Owns All Tales That Are Told and Why

Joseph Campbell once said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”. According to his book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, a hero could be anyone. In his book, he introduces ideas that suggest that all stories follow a pattern. He tells us that the hero of the story goes through a 12 step process. They are introduced in their world, presented with tasks and training, face death, and ultimately retrieves some type of treasure. This is true for most stories, Including Harry Potter during the movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Throughout the movie, Harry successfully goes through all of the stages.

Oliver Stone once wrote, who he saw his heroes as“ Sciences who spend years of their lives trying to find cures...The inner-city kid who works at McDonald’s instead of selling drugs. The kid who stands alone instead of joining a gang, which would give him instant identity...People who take risks despite fears. People in wheelchairs who don't give up…”. (SB, pg.64) Heroes are people who choose the right no matter the situation. Making sacrifices for others benefit, being determined to rise over challenges, and not being perfect instead making mistakes are just some of the traits that make a hero.

In the film , The Chronicles of Narnia, depicts a parallel story of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. The film displays characters who portrays similar characteristics of those in the Bible. For instance ,”The Witch” has an analogous distinction to herself that corresponds to the Devil. The “Lion” who is forgiving and sacrifices his life to save Edmund represents a similar characteristic to Jesus dying for our sins. Aslan, the lion, act similar to Christ which distinguishes him as a Christ-like figure. On the other hand, “The Wardrobe” portrays a sacredness underworld that is similar to the sacred reality interpreted from the Bible. The Chronicle of Narnia illustrates the Bible story of how the world was created through Christ and the

Harry James Potter is 11 years old when his story is first told. Luke Skywalker is 19 years old when his story is first told. Two iconic fantasy and science-fiction protagonists. Everybody knows that all stories have some sort of structure - there’s an introduction, a problem, multiple story arcs, and much, much more, however, the Harry Potter series and the Star Wars series are extremely similar, especially since the sad truth is that Luke’s and Harry’s stories that aren’t so unique after all.

His family would belittle him and treat him awful. As the movie went on Harry met a boy named Ron. Ron and his family took Harry under their wing emotionally and were involved with his social life and schooling. Harry had a huge mentor in his life who was named Hagrid, who had a good connection to Dumbledore, who happened to be the principal of Hogwarts. Throughout the movie he developed these interactions slowly and it helped him grow in his microsystem. Therefore, Harry was able to get out of a tough spot in his life and continue to grow as a person and live his life fully.

How do you define a hero? Some may define a hero with the ability to fly, or run fast; to others a hero may be saving someone who is in dangers; others may define a hero as one who is able to help another in various ways. Harry Potter is a orphan boy who find out he is a wizard and goes to a magic school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While he is at Hogwarts, he develops his supernatural qualities, goes on a journey, and defeats evil. Although Harry Potter is not a Epic hero in the same way as Odysseus, Harry Potter still fulfills the stages of epic hero cycle and proves that he is a hero by overcome obstacles and showing his bravery, and selflessness.

Many people have watched the magical movies of Harry Potter, but, with the books being longer than the movies, how much magic was lost in translation? To answer this question, I want to go over what the bigger differences are between the films and movies. While the overall plot stayed the same, there were plenty of changes made for the movie adaptation which I believe made the books much better by comparison.

     As soon as Harry passed through that gate of nine and three-quarters he entered a kind of total institution. A place where he was cut off from the society that he knows and would then be controlled by the officials, or a principal and teachers. This happens because he can’t really go back home with out regretting it and when he gets there like always the principal and teachers basically control you anyway.