THE MONOMYTH OF HARRY POTTER The heroic monomyth (also known as the Hero’s Journey) describes the common stages of a hero’s journey found in many stories. Joseph Campbell first described the monomyth in 1949 in his book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. Although the nature of the monomyth may not be appealing to everyone‚ it is very interesting to those who actually take the time to learn about it and how it applies to stories and movies in today’s modern world. Take for example‚ popular movies
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Creative 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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Book report Harry Potter In this book report I will talk about a book that is very popular: Harry Potter. There are four books‚ the author is supposed to write two more books. Today‚ I will talk about the first book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone. Harry Potter is a boy of 11 years old. His parents were killed when he was a baby and he was confided to his uncle and is family: The Dursley. He lived there for approximately 10 years‚ his bedroom was under the stairs. It looked more
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Harry Harlow was born on October 31‚ 1905 and died December 6‚ 1981. He was an American Psychologist best known for work on maternal seperation and social isolation experiements on monkeys. Harlow grew up in Fairfield‚ Iowa. He was born as Harry Israel‚ only after receiving his PHD did he change his name to Harry Harlow. He was married twice with 2 children from each marriage. Harry received his Ph.D and his BA from Stanford University. He received numerous awards including the Howard Crosby
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Joanne Rowling was born in July 1965 in a small town near Bristol in the UK. She is a true copy of the whole “Rags to Riches story”. Her teen years were terrible. She quotes: "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult home life; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (as of 2012 she is no longer on speaking terms with him). After studying hard in Paris and moving back to London‚ Joanne started working as a researcher for
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a major theme in the Harry Potter series‚ mainly The Deathly Hallows. More characters die in this novel and there is more mention of death than in any other Harry Potter book. Through Rowling’s process of portraying murders‚ we come to the realization of the theme of death in her series of novels. Evidence through multiple accounts of encounters with the actual face of death put Harry Potter in a position of taking a stand against the common villain. Rowling shows how Harry learns to deal with the
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February 1st 1994‚ a hero was born. Though to some he is no hero‚ if you look past his music and into his heart‚ I believe you will be proven wrong. This young man has saved‚ inspired‚ and enriched millions of lives. This man’s name is Harry Styles. I believe Harry is a hero for various reasons. Firstly‚ he is very generous. During his trip to L.A. in 2012‚ he bought 2-3 thousand dollars worth of pizza and handed it out to the homeless. Also‚ during his trip to Ghana early 2013‚ he bought vaccines
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work one ordinary morning‚ he notices people dressed in brightly colored cloaks. Walking past a bakery later that day‚ he overhears people talking in an excited manner about his sister-in-law’s family‚ the Potters‚ and the Potters’ one-year-old son‚ Harry. Meanwhile‚ the news is full of unusual reports of shooting stars and owls flying during the day. That night‚ as the Dursleys are falling asleep‚ Albus Dumbledore‚ a wizard and the head of the Hogwarts wizardry academy‚ appears on their street. He
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people would rather watch a movie than read a book: It doesn’t take as much time and you get to the point a lot quicker. In the case of the Harry Potter books and the Harry Potter movies‚ the books definitely win the award for being better. Reading a book gives you so much more detail on the story or subject‚ and you can let your mind and imagination wander. The Harry Potter books have no problem keeping me entertained for hours at a time along with millions of others. Don’t get me wrong‚ I’m not saying
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J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone How has J.K. Rowling taken the elements of the traditional school story and adapted them so as to create a work of popular modern appeal? The typical school story is “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” by Thomas Hughes‚ which was published in 1857. The novel is set in a real life boarding school‚ Rugby‚ and the headmaster is a real historical figure‚ Dr. Thomas Arnold‚ who is famous for introducing the concept of “muscular Christianity”. The hero
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