Themes In The BookHarry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

The child may have escaped that night with only a scratch on his forehead, a scar that was not only a reminder of a horrific event, but also a connection between an innocent child and the evil lord Voldemort by transforming Harry into a Horcrux’s and making him the chosen one to defeat him when the time came. Harry Potter’s early years seemed normal, living with extended relatives who did not view him as their own and who seemed cruel to him at times. Missing his parents and always feeling like an outsider Harry finally reaches the age of 11, and finds out that it was time to go to “Hogwarts” the school for wizards. A place where the once lonely and neglected kid encountered true friends, some may say the best two friends anybody could ever ask for, Ron and Hermione and let’s not forget Neville Longbottom who will be a very

In Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone, the author J.K. Rowling introduces to the reader several characters.

It is clear that the Harry Potter series has taken a journey on the Hogwarts Express to the road of international success. The “Harry Potter” series is the story of the eponymous boy, orphaned at birth and left in the care of the aunt and uncle along with the ill mannered son who make up the Dursley family who are known as “Muggles” (non-magical people). On Harry's eleventh birthday, Harry receives a letter from Hogwarts, a school that grooms young wizards and witches, and promptly enters a world of wonder and mystery. At Hogwarts, he meets his two closest friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger who begin there adventure together through love, friendship and learning about magic. Harry learns very soon that the death of his parents was no

Harry Potter is a fascinating tale of sorcerers, wands, broomsticks, dragons, and magic. The story begins with a young boy named Harry Potter who lives at number four Privit Drive, Surray, England. His journey begins after the death of his parents at the hands of the evil Lord Voldemort. Harry learns of his past and his future as a wizard from Hagrid, the keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He travels to Hogwarts where he learns spells and enchantments, makes new friends, finds enemies, and discovers fantastic secretes. J.K. Rowling weaves a web of impeccable storytelling with this critically acclaimed novel. In the tale of Harry Potter imagery, symbolism, and motif take central focus.

Imagine discovering that you’re not an ordinary person, but a wizard with magnificent, magical powers. Imagine attending a school where you’ll study transfiguration and charms instead of trigonometry and chem. Imagine the thrill of flying across the sky on a broomstick. These adventures and many others are waiting to be experienced in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by novelist J. K. Rowling. This fanciful and entertaining tale has taken the youth of the nation by storm, and its sales have only been surpassed by the book’s sequels, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Throughout the course of history, it has been well determined that fear is the most powerful motivator. This can be seen in accounts of historical battle as well as the literary world, including some beloved works such as The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hunger Games Trilogy, The Godfather, Game of Thrones, or even The Holy Bible. A common theme such as this is the basis for a majority of literature founded in dystopian society. The most apt comparison between the effectiveness of fear to instigate chaos and disorder--as recognized in Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem--can be found in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter saga. These literary works’ similarities are seen in multiple elements of the story, including its characterization, conflict, and point of view.

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

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1997. Print.

A hero can be defined as someone who places themself at great risk, while performing acts of courage. This definition can be related in the epic poem, Beowulf, and the novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone. In each story, both leading characters are born destined to defeat the most evil creature in their world. Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic poem in the world. “Beowulf” was written in 1000 AD, in Old English form. In this poem the main character, Beowulf, challenges an evil monster, Grendel and a dragon, to a battle to save Denmark. 1,300 years later, in 1997, the novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone was published. Written by JK Rowling, Harry Potter became an instant success and was read by millions of people all over the world. In this novel, the main character, Harry Potter, is sent to Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry. At Hogwarts, Harry realizes that it is his destiny to kill Lord Voldemort, the most evil creature in the wizard world. Even through culture change, Harry Potter and Beowulf can be compared. They can be compared because both heroes are destined to fight evil, lead a group of people, and save the innocent lives of others.

In their texts Harry Potter and the Philosophers’ Stone and The Perks of Being a Wallflower J. K. Rowling and Stephen Chbosky explore how their main characters travel on a journey of growth. Throughout both texts each author uses a variety of techniques to show how many of their characters grow from timid, lonely boys to confident, young men through the use of narration, descriptive language and theme of abuse throughout each novel, readers are able to see how Rowling and Chbosky show their main protagonists’ journey of growth.

Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and Katniss Everdeen have become familiar household names as of late with the fantastic stories intertwining adventure and dystopian societies. Conjuring a world in which these characters cease to exist in their respective books would be a task many would be unwilling to undertake. Hesitancy in any prospective removal of these characters exists for the simple reason that they are the protagonists: those who are oftentimes the focal point from which the story spins itself from. Identifying these characters, their physical and mental traits, motivations, and relations with other figures of the book. Today, all of this and more will be found with my in-depth review of The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau.

Imagine that you were famous, but didn't know it. In the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone, J.K rowling represents an overall theme of unfairness. Harry Potter is caught up in an unfair world of hand me downs. The book shows this through evidence such as the fact that Harry doesn’t know how he got to the Dursleys home and that his entire family are wizards. My first point of evidence is that Harry was never told how he got to the dursleys home.

With four amusement parks and a net worth of over twenty-five billion dollars, J.K Rowling's Harry Potter has entertained audience for over 20 years. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first book in the series and is about Harry Potter's first year of Hogwarts. It talks about how he adjusts and learns about the wizarding world, and figures out the mysteries behind the Sorcerer's Stone. Hermione Granger is first year student in the first book of Harry Potter, she quickly becomes friends with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley over the course of the book as they are all placed in the Gryffindor. But it is evident in first book that Hermione should have been sorted in Ravenclaw instead.

The Harry Potter world appeals to many people everywhere but, it is lesser known that its stories follow the same tropes as numerous other books and movies. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling and “The Odyssey” by Homer both closely relate in the fact that they follow the Hero's Journey, a pattern of narrative identified by Joseph Campbell. Both “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling and “The Odyssey” by Homer each follow the Hero’s Journey tropes, including their mentors, allies, and supreme ordeals.

Have you ever read the Harry Potter series? I bade you to read the Harry Potter series. I have three reasons why you should read the novel, and they are: if you like magic, if you like wizards and witches, if you like suspense, then read the Harry Potter series. However, if you haven’t read the series, here is a brief description of the first book of the novel: “The Fantasy Novel, ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’, By J.K. Rowling is about a boy named Harry Potter who was a one year old that was left on the doorstep of his mother’s sister’s house, (Petunia Dursley). His Aunt and her husband, Vernon Dursley, accepted Harry. Eleven years later Harry Potter receives a letter from one of the best schools of Witchcraft and Wizardry named Hogwarts, a school for magic people. When Harry finds out he is a wizard, he sets off for Hogwarts, where he finds that he is very famous because of his lightning shaped scar and his great Quidditch skills. He also meets many kind people and his very first best friends, named Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry, Ron, and Hermione survive all the way to the end of the novel, where they discover that the Sorcerer’s Stone is about to be stolen, so Harry Ron, and Hermione try to save the stone. Finally Harry Potter alone reaches the stone where he meets the thief of the stone, the Dark Lord. There he most importantly finds a path he must take later in the series to overtake the Dark Lord, if he could survive his destiny.” After reading