Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by:J.K. Rowling Harry Potter: Book vs. Movie With all the new movies based on books or comics that are out‚ people wonder why Hollywood keeps doing it. Some say they’re greedy people‚ just doing it for the money‚ and others say that it helps bring the book to life. But I say‚ why ruin a good book‚ like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ with bad lighting and adequate actors? I say that we don’t have to because the comparison between the two forms of
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Harry Potter is a well-known fantasy-fiction series written by J.K Rowling. It revolves around the protagonist‚ Harry Potter‚ the boy who lived. Harry has many physical and physiological wounds he obtains throughout his life‚ the most explicit being his scar given to him by Voldemort. A physiological wound he has is losing his parents‚ making him an orphan at a very young age‚ and his only memory of them is his mom screaming to Voldemort to stay away from Harry. Losing Sirius also leaves a mark on
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Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone: Myth or Not? Mythology is all around us. Myths can be found in the books‚ magazines‚ billboards‚ advertisements and probably even in that movie everyone’s talking about and you are dying to watch. Myths shaped the world we live in today and affect all sorts of media in ways we can’t imagine. If you’re wondering how a bunch of stories ancient civilizations made up to make sense of the world could be connected to anything in the modern world‚ you’re probably
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paper Harry Potter When I was young‚ I went to school waiting all day to get back to my Super Nintendo and play Ken Griffey Jr baseball. I grew up in a world of technology and awesome gadgets and toys that left me no time to even think about reading. When I was in the 4th grade a book came out that changed my generations view on reading; this book made it cool and fun for kids to read. This book was Harry Potter and twelve years later it is more popular than ever before. Harry Potter is the
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she showed himself. Everything Harry does is in the limelight‚ and his status intensifies it. Luckily‚ he has his invisibility cloak‚ which acts as a counter to being a celebrity. The invisibility cloak plays a peculiar role in Harry’s celebrity status. The invisibility cloak is what allows Harry to do what he needs to‚ which increases his celebrity status. The invisibility cloak also acts as an opposite to the idea of celebrity‚ making
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone The storyline in the book‚ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ by J. K. Rowling is consistent with its namesake movie; yet the movie loses a bit of magic that comes with reading this masterpiece. Understandably‚ changes were necessary to morph this lengthy book into a film of reasonable length. The movie was thoughtfully created and directed to maintain the integrity of the original story. Slight alterations within the movie from scene to scene or character
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Should the Harry Potter series be censored? Should the Harry Potter series be banned from schools and libraries? I don’t think there is anybody in modern countries who hasn’t at least heard of Harry Potter and his adventures at Hogwarts School for witches and wizardry. The Harry Potter series is a widely popular children’s book. The series has sold about 450 million copies worldwide and has been translated to 67 languages‚ and the most recent four books have set record as the fastest-selling books
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Seen in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and subsequent novels have received extraordinary amounts of attention and exploded into everyday pop culture. One theory accredits their success to the incorporation of a recurrent mythological theme‚ or convention‚ specifically the hero’s adventure narrative that is known to most everyday readers‚ especially those with a love for the fantasy genre. Harry Potter represents a modern
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Observing the extreme popularity of the Harry Potter series‚ success which had been previously unimagined‚ some wonder if Potter author J.K. Rowling is‚ perhaps‚ a magical being herself. Never before has a children’s writer created such fervor in young readers and adults. The New York Times was forced to succumb to publisher pressure and create a new category on its bestseller list to accommodate the phenomenal book sales attained by Rowling and her Potter series. Critics either praise or attempt
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The Harry Potter Franchise has influenced young people from all over the world. Whether someone is watching the movies or reading the books the effect on society is unquestionable. Harry Potter’s popularity is massive‚ because his appeal cuts across demographic and religious lines. The vast majority of teens regardless of gender‚ ethnicity‚ faith‚ or other characteristics have been personally exposed to the story. For instance‚ even a large majority of teenagers from groups that have objected most
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