Harry Potter

away with was the Harry Potter series. This series has taken on a new world for me. Harry Potter takes people to a new universe and has defined a generation. I will be taking a closer look as to why this series is a great series for people to read. As I mentioned above, these books take on a new world for the reader. When growing up I was bullied a lot for the way I looked and how I sounded. My eighth grade teacher convinced my mom that she should let me read the Harry Potter books. With much convincing

everywhere. Harry Potter is a much new fantasy young adult book series, written in the 1990’s. It is also a favourite of many children, with its own movies and other new, creative ways to interact with the world JK Rowling has created. Harry Potter has been a massive success. JK Rowling has been a more successful author, creating Harry Potter franchise, than CS Lewis has been, creating The Chronicles of Narnia franchise. The Harry Potter

book series of Harry Potter. Rowling, an English born woman, has been inspired throughout her life to write Harry Potter. After her first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which was later changed to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, became a success, she continued to write the rest of the books in the series, including a book explaining the background, The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Throughout her life, J.K. Rowling has been inspired to write the Harry Potter series, which unexpectedly

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

“by offering a proactive feminist interpretation” they will show that “there are alternative radical readings of the series for both children and adults” (191). They use several criteria to prove their point by showing that the story of the hero Harry Potter is a “cyclical” feminine narrative (191). They show this by presenting that the plot moves from a “passive” and difficult home life into the “active” world of Hogwarts and back again repeatedly (191). This format is used in strictly traditional

culture. In this essay, I am going to discuss the relationship between Harry Potter fans and convergence and the various ways the fans have constructed alternate views of the franchise. I will discuss how Harry Potter has become globally successful through its convergence and fan culture. Harry Potter is a relevant case study of convergence because it extends past its original platform, which was books; there are now Harry Potter video games, merchandise, themed websites and, the most recent of which

As of 2013, there were 450 million Harry Potter books printed globally, meaning there was one Harry Potter book per ever 15 people. This book to person ratio is comparable to Grecian citizens who heard Homer’s prominent myth the Odyssey. In modern times fantastical novels, such as those in the Harry Potter series, have acquired the same prestige as ancient myths and serve some of the same purposes through their entertainment of the general populous. These novels have come to captivate a generation

The Controversy Over Harry Potter The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling has created quite a stir among public schools and churches. Some parents and ministers are afraid these books are teaching wizardry, witchcraft, and evil to their children, while others think they are books of harmless fantasy. There are two sides to this controversy, but I believe that these are just a way for kids to make-believe and imagine. The Harry Potter books are about a boy who learns he has special powers

Mrs. Potter. The dursleys are think her family is embarrassing so, for years they have pretended not to know anyone associated with that family. Mr. Dursley one morning notices a cat reading a map. He is started to get mad, but tells himself that he has only imagined it. One day, walking by a bakery later that day, he hears people talking about his wife’s sister’s family, the Potters, and the Potters’ son, Harry. A man called Voldemort had killed Harry’s parents, and tried to kill harry but, couldn’t

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling has been one of the most popular series to ever hit the bookshelves. These widely acclaimed novels are often associated only with wizardry however, the series ' main focus is not on the magic. While J.K. Rowling uses the idea of magical elements to make the series entertaining, she teaches valuable life lessons along the way. Lessons such as the dangers of desire, the acceptance of others, the importance of teamwork and community, and many others can easily