Whoever reads Harry Potter or Lord of The Ring should also discover the other one too. Both are the same basic “hero’s journey” archetype with two great main character which I really love: Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins. There are certain similarities between them which interested me a lot. Like Frodo‚ Harry is an English orphan; and both of them discover their destinies as reluctant heroes after a birthday: Harry after his own while Frodo after Bilbo’s 111th birthday party. Since then‚ Harry entered a
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Emma Conway 2 December 2011 Period 1 Similar yet Different The Lord of the Rings is a memorable story and is often the base idea for scenes in many different movies. One of the movies that play on different scenes from The Lord of the Rings is Harry Potter. Similar scenes from The Lord of the Rings can be seen in many scenes from the Harry Potter book and move series. The similarities can be seen in different objects‚ characters‚ creatures‚ and situations throughout the series. I noticed
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In the previous century there have been two major series of fantasy novels; "Lord of the Rings" and more recently "Harry Potter". The genre‚ fantasy‚ is very broad‚ but generally contains one main character‚ the protagonist‚ who is fighting for‚ or against something‚ often against evil. In both these novels the main protagonist is fighting against evil and endures a kind of adventure and personal growth. As in most fantasy novels‚ the main characters are in an ulterior world‚ which is comparable
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an individual as a hero‚ and clearly‚ the lines between being a hero and simply being human can become quite blurry. Such is the case for the characters in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series. Many people are quick to name Harry as the one and only hero of the novels‚ but I argue otherwise. It seems impossible to say that Harry is not a hero at all‚ but is he the only hero? According to Margery Hourihan a hero is someone who “overcomes [his] opponents because he is strong‚ brave‚ resourceful‚ rational
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Today on the bookpost‚ a review of Harry Potter‚ written by J.K. Rowling. Now‚ don’t you worry‚ this isn’t a fangirl screaming that the world can screw itself‚ because Harry Potter is like the best book in the world. I will try to be unbiased. On a book review. Ha! So‚ Harry Potter is one of those books. You know what I’m talking about. It’s the “I haven’t read Harry Potter” and the response from the world is something of an angst filled teenager‚ hissing at sunlight. It is considered the HOLY BOOK
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started with Harry‚ and then all these characters and situations came flooding into my head.” In December of that year‚ Rowling ’s mother died‚ after ten years struggling with illness. Rowling was writing Harry Potter at the moment her mother died. She had never told her mother about Harry Potter. Rowling said that the death heavily affected her writing. She introduced much more details about Harry ’s loss in the first book‚ because she knew about how it felt. Harry Potter: Harry Potter is a series
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The Harry Potter books are an extremely popular series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. The books depict a world of witches and wizards‚ the protagonist being the eponymous young wizard Harry Potter. Since the release of the first novel‚ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States) in 1997‚ the books have gained immense popularity and commercial success worldwide‚ spawning films‚ video games‚ and a wealth of other
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Avada Kedavra”‚ Harry Potter! Many readers and literary scholars believe that the British author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter‚ a series of seven fantasy novels‚ is the most entertaining work of American history. However‚ this work is also one of the most controversial pieces of literature in American history. The Harry Potter series is a quite popular series among the several pieces of literature that have been banned and challenged in different parts of the world. Many parents and school
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Writing 325 Cindy Wu Instructor: Lolita Hernandez The Popularization of Harry Potter Series The Harry Potter series‚ which is written by JK Rowling‚ is a miracle of literary history that it is well known in countries with various cultural backgrounds all over the world. It has been translated into seventy languages and sold over four hundred million copies in two hundred countries. The success of the Harry Potter series results in a success of its industry‚ including films‚ video games‚
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Harry Potter is the most miserable‚ lonely boy you can imagine. He’s shunned by his relatives‚ the Dursley’s‚ that have raised him since he was an infant. He’s forced to live in the cupboard under the stairs‚ forced to wear his cousin Dudley’s hand-me-down clothes‚ and forced to go to his neighbour’s house when the rest of the family is doing something fun. Yes‚ he’s just about as miserable as you can get. Harry’s world gets turned upside down on his 11th birthday‚ however. A giant‚ Hagrid‚ informs
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