Harry Potter is the main character in this novel. “Harry Potter was a wizard…” (Rowling 3) He is a student at Hogwarts School of Wizardry. His physical appearance is much different than what his family, the Dursleys, look like. “Harry, on the other hand, was small and skinny, with brilliant green eyes and jet-black hair that was untidy. He wore round glasses, and on his forehead was thin, lightening-shaped scar.” (Rowling 4) Harry Potter’s scar was the results of the evil Voldemort. The scar appeared when they were defeating each other. Harry appears as a very patient boy in this book. “We’ve come to take you home with us.” (Rowling 25) Harry had to be very patient because he had to wait a long time to leave the Dursleys. The …show more content…
Due to the fact that Harry was treated terribly, he was soft spoken. “I’ll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I’m not there.” (Rowling 6) This quote shows how he just listened to Mr. Dursley and never talked back. He appears to be humble. When Harry is at Hogwarts, he appears as a very popular and well known boy. “D’you think–would it be all right if-can I have a picture?” (Rowling 96) This quote shows how Harry is almost treated like a celebrity because people really want to remember the day they met Harry. Harry is also very athletic because he is one of the star players on the Quidditch team. “Harry flew higher than any of them, squinting around for the Snitch.” (Rowling 167) This quote proves that Harry is a great player. He tries really hard and plays hard for his team. Lastly, Harry Potter is very strong and …show more content…
“Ron Weasley was outside Harry’s window.” (Rowling 23) This quote shows how Ron travels all the way to Harry’s house to save him. They are truly best friends. Ron is also a very kind and caring boy. “We’ve come to take you home with us.” (Rowling 25) This shows how kind Ron is. Ron was caring enough to travel all the way to Pivet Drive to save his best friend. Ron also appears as a very family oriented person. The book describes his family. “Have you any idea how worried I’ve been? (Rowling 33) This quote shows that the Weasleys generally care for one another. They care about each other’s safety. This is unlike the Dursleys. The books hints that the Weasleys are suffering financially. “Well, we’ll manage.” (Rowling 44) This indicated that the family worries about money for books. Ron does not make this a big deal though. Ron is also a little bit rebellious. “We’re only borrowing this.” (Rowling 25) This quote explains that Ron used his father’s car to save Harry. He risked getting in trouble. Also, Ron sacrifices his wand while flying the car. The car crashes and his wand breaks. This shows how he is rebellious. Another trait that Ron posses’ is loyalty. “So you can-can get back through.” (Rowling 304) This shows how Ron’s loyalty drives him to help
The book begins with Mr. Dursley heading to work. He is a normal human, or a Muggle as Wizards would refer to him, who is married to Mrs. Dursley. Together, they believe they are better than most and would never be fooled by any nonsense such as magic. On this first day, strange things are happening such as owls flying, gatherings of cloaked people and shooting stars. The Dursley’s fear their relatives, The Potters, have something to do with this. The book goes on to introduce Albus Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Hagrid who
The Crucible the film is an adapted version of Arthur Miller’s play of the same name, which was inspired by the 1692 Salem Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts. The two main characters are Abigail Williams played by Winona Ryder and John Procter played by Daniel Day-Lewis. The Crucible’s opening scene is Reverend Parris catching Abigail and her friends dancing in the woods and conjuring spirits. Abigail did not want to get in trouble so she blamed Tituba, a Barbados slave, for making her drink chicken blood, and tempting her to sin.
The play I chose for my third play reading report is "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.
In Act II, Proctor's conflict with authority increases as the court comes to arrests his wife. He already does not like the court and for them to come to his own home and take his wife to jail is just out of the question! To help the reader understand the condition of Salem at the beginning of Act II, Kinsella explains that "Salem is in the grip of mounting hysteria" (1267). Kinsella is correct the town first starts out with Betty not waking up, then Abigail Williams acusing practically everyone in Salem about being witches and it moves up from there eventually leading to Proctors fait.
The first scene opens as Tituba, Reverend Parris’s slave, enters the bedroom. Reverend Parris is praying over his daughter Betty’s bed. Tituba is concerned for Betty's health, but Reverend Parris dismisses her. The door opens and Abigail Williams, the Reverend’s niece, enters with Susanna Walcott. Susanna tells Reverend Parris that the Doctor can't find a cure for Betty’s soporific sickness. He thinks there might be an unnatural cause, but Reverend Parris denies the possibility. Reverend Parris tells Susanna to leave and not to spread this information throughout the village.
selling books to date. This novel, written by Joanne Kathleen Rowling, sold almost two million copies within the first 24 hours of its worldwide release. Its astounding and unique plot twists thrill readers of all ages. Having won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers in 2003, and the Anthony Award for Best Young Adult Mystery in 2004, the popularity of the Harry Potter books continues to grow. This novel tells the story of Harry James Potter, a boy wizard who has witnessed the return of the Dark Lord, Voldemort. In the novel, Harry’s story is truthful; however, others believe it to be a rather far fetched lie, resulting in only a select group of people
-(5 point): The definition of paradox is a statement that contradicts itself. For example: “Life is too important to be taken seriously” -”Oscar Wilde”(A quote by Oscar Wilde (Goodreads).This is a paradox because usually if something is important you’re supposed to take it seriously, Wilde is contradicting this by saying life is so important that it just needs be lived, not thought about.
The Crucible was a rather strong book, it had battles both internal and external, there were also betrayals and vendettas… but a few stuck strong to their morals of what was wrong, and what was right. After the girl’s acts were, undoubtedly, in the eyes of the law, seen as entirely real, people who would not otherwise have been accused of witchcraft were now eligible to be under Satan’s spell. One John Proctor, saw himself above the nonsense, that witches could not exist in Salem, his wife, his children nor him; But, when Mary Warren said to the court that he used his spirit to drag her into court to testify against the girls, the judges deemed her word more truthful than his. After actively and repeatedly denying the claims, he was sentenced to death, for only a witch could lie in the face of god.
Just to quickly run through the two previous books; Harry Potter is a wizard, who’s parents were killed by the worst dark wizard ever known. The reason why Harry Potter is still around, is because Lord Voldemort failed to kill Harry. His spell hit Harry, but then backfired on Voldemort taking all of his powers with him. Harry is so famous for two things. Withstanding the powers of Lord Voldemort, and, taking him back in to the underworld in hiding. In the first book, Harry receives a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He’s eventually allowed to go, and spends the next six months there learning magic, getting into trouble, and trying to solve mysteries of his past, and the school. In the second book, Harry goes back to his second year at Hogwarts, and gets into more trouble, figures out many astonishing mysteries and learns loads more magic. His best friends in the two books consist of Ron and Hermione (two of his fellow wizard students) and Hagrid the gamekeeper who was expelled from Hogwarts but allowed a job as the gamekeeper.
The Dursleys, a wealthy English family, begin to notice strange appearances around town. That night Dumbledore, a schoolmaster of a wizarding school, and McGonagall, a professor for Dumbledore, are outside the Dursley’s home when Dumbledore tells her that Voldemort has killed the Potters but Harry lived through the event. Hagrid, the groundskeeper for the wizarding school, then arrives holding baby Harry Potter. Dumbledore leaves Harry and an explanatory note on the doorstep of the his relatives, the Dursleys.
In his own eyes, Harry is a poor nobody. He is young, modest, and innocent, living a sheltered life and naïve to the immensity of the world. The truth is that Harry is a victim to elements of another world. For instance, the dark Lord Voldemort, an evil wizard, attempts to kill Harry and ends up destroying his family, leaving him with his cruel relatives. Otherwise unharmed, Harry is left with his lightening bolt scar on his forehead representing his terrible past, marking his fame, and symbolizing his destiny. Even though Harry leads a boring, ordinary life on Privet Drive with “the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious” (1), Harry’s scar hints at something more than ordinary,
Harry Potter starts off slow, but gets very interesting near the end. In the beginning, you meet the Dursleys, Harry’s aunt, uncle, and their son Dudley. Then you learn that Harry’s parents were witches, and that they were destroyed by a evil wizard. A good witch, Albus Dumbeldoor, sends Harry to the Dursleys, because they’re his only remaining family. The Dursleys however, hated Harry and his family, so Harry was mistreated for years. He was forced to live in a cuborrod under the stairs. He had to watch as the fat, stuck up Dudley got whatever he wanted, and then usually broke whatever it was he got. Then one day Harry got a letter.
This aspect of Harry’s low esteem and lack of identity makes him doubtful and confused. Unfortunately, Harry’s father and mother had been murdered by the evil Wizard, Lord Voldemort. In this family life, Harry is future victimized by the selfishness of Uncle Vernon and his wife. These domestic experiences in the “real world” are grim, as they often involve Harry’s struggle with Uncle Vernon. In this way, Uncle Vernon prevents him realizing his true identity as the son of a famous “pure-blood” wizard. For example, Uncle Vernon prevents Harry from seeing letters from a mysterious writer that seeks to know his
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” (Rowling 333). This quote, from the beloved character Albus Dumbledore in the book The Chamber of Secrets by author J.K. Rowling, counsels young wizard, Harry Potter, about the importance of true character. Throughout the Harry Potter series, Harry struggles with internal conflict about whether his powers are meant for good or evil. Dumbledore assures Harry his powers are intended for good because of the choices he makes. Harry learns who he truly is through the challenges he faces and the decisions that follow.
the bad. The main characters on the good side are Harry Potter and his two friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and on the bad the main character is Lord Voldomort. Harry Potter is a courageous, brave, and kind person. The whole series revolves around Harry Potter and Lord Voldomort. Ron Weasley is Harry’s closest friend and is not always the brightest but he is a good person who always stands with Harry no matter the situation. Hermione Granger is a book worm, straight A student who turns every assignment in on time and always does whatever her teachers tell her to do, and because of her skill and knowledge she has helped the trio out of several tight situations. Lord Voldomort is the most evil of the evil. His goal is to rule the world, kill every muggle (non magical people) so that only wizards are left and, most importantly, to conquer death. Through out the entire series Voldomort has tried to kill Harry a total of eight times but has failed all because of his short-sightedness and un-willingness to admit to his weaknesses.