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The year is 2003. It’s the beginning of July in a small suburb town. A little girl sits in her backyard on a covered swing. The sun sat in a cloudless sky, casting shadowy patterns across the cushion on the swing. She can hear her younger sisters laughing and splashing in the pool that is just a few feet away. But she was not interested in swimming, because her attention was on the book on her lap that she had just gotten yesterday. Her feet brushing against the grass with every motion of the swing. Her eyes eagerly scanning the pages, trying to soak up as much of the story she could. Before her mom told her to put the book down and spend time with her family.
That little girl was me, and that book was Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone.
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I had been begging my mom to take to take me to the library so I could pick out some books that I had an interest in reading. When my mom had finally found time to take me. I was bouncing up and down in my seat the whole way there clutching a piece of paper with the picture of the book I wanted that my mom helped me find on the libraries website. I remember walking in and seeing the colorful bindings on the shelves. The smell of books and the leather of the couches surrounded me, as I walked straight to the kids fantasy section. I was a girl on a mission. My eyes scanning the shelves looking for that colorful orange and blue binding I had heard so much about. When my eyes found that blue and orange binding I was looking for I ripped it from the shelves, and ran to my mom jumping up and down begging her to let me get it.I had never read a fantasy book before and I had wanted to read this book since the beginning of the school year. But my mom’s answer always had been “ When you finish your school books then you can read it.” That day in July I finally got what I had asked for, for seven months. As soon as I got home I ran upstairs and climbed up the ladder to the comfort of my bed on the top bunk. I leaned my back up against the wall, pulled my blankets over my legs, and started on the first chapter. The chapter title of The Boy Who Lived immediately grabbed my attention. As I started to read this book it was nothing like I had read before. …show more content…
I know what a lot of you are thinking can really learn something from a fantasy book? The answer is yes! Through reading Harry Potter I learned that reading can actually be fun, and that history is important. After finishing the Harry Potter series I found a love of reading. I did not dread it anymore. I now read every book I could get my hands on. And you know those history books I talked about? Well guess what?! I actually like to read historical based books now . And history and reading actually became my favorite subjects in school! If you would have asked nine-year old Morgan if she would ever like history or reading her answer would have been heck no! My mom now has to tell be to put the books down instead of that I need to read them. I always have a book in my bag that I carry around with me everywhere I go just in case I get a chance to read. And I owe my love of reading to a book about a boy with a lightning scar on his forehead and the things he did to save his friends and the
JK Rowling could have never imagined in 1990 when the thought of Harry Potter first appeared to her, how much this fictional character would capture the hearts of readers all over the world. Similarly, Tolkien’s Series The Lord of The Rings has had a resounding effect on its readers, some even going so far as to learn the Elven language that Tolkien himself created. Both of these fantasy works, though incredibly different, are very similar in regards to their Christian themes and underlying message they read. Probably more debatable by fans is whether or not the Harry Potter series is a Christian work, let alone if it even carries Christian themes and undertones. Many within both the evangelical and non-religious world seem to be offended at such a thought as this. Half offended that the story of the gospel could be hidden within the confines of a book of witchcraft, the other half offended that a book of witchcraft and wizarding could carry a Christian message. Yet to Rowling herself the Christian themes seem to be quite obvious. Whatever party one may find stand in, it is clear the Harry Potter series is a Christian work, because of JK Rowling’s deliberate use of Gospel themes, biblical references, and biblically allegorical figures placed throughout the books.
One dark night at Number 4, Privet Drive Albus Dumbledore, the head of a Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, meets Professor McGonagall, a teacher at Hogwarts, and Hagrid, the grounds keeper of Hogwarts, outside the Dursley home. Dumbledore tells McGonagall that Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who was doing his best to plunge the world into darkness, has killed Mr. and Mrs. Potter and tried unsuccessfully to kill their baby son, Harry. Dumbledore leaves Harry with the only family he has the Dursleys, much to the dismay of Professor McGonagall and Hagrid, with an explanatory note in a basket in front of the Dursley home.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, written by Britain’s own J.K. Rowling, is an orchestrated novel of a young teenage boy with a dysfunctional step family that cares nothing for his well-being. Harry’s parents were killed by Lord Voldemort ten years before the story takes place and he now lives with his mom’s sister Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, and their son Dudley. They live in a brown bricked, two story town home on Privet Drive. On Harry’s eleventh birthday, a new friend, Hagrid, who tells him he is a wizard and takes Harry to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, greets him. The book and the movie both go through Harry’s adventures through this magical world of spells and mystical creatures. However, the movie is never as good
The theory of cultural translation has been widely discussed and gradually developed. However, most of the studies about it focus on the differences between source text and target text and there are less research concentrating on the contrast of the same language. From the perspective of culture, this thesis makes a comprehensive comparative analysis of the two Chinese versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Through the analysis, it is proved that both the mainland and Taiwanese translators are affected by their cultural background which leading to their own translation styles and different translation behavior such as setting up goals and target reader, understanding the source text, employing translation strategies and choosing
In movies, novels, and life, people are named as heroes. The heroes we establish and the heroes we recognize, however, may not meet the criteria for a mythic hero. A mythic hero ventures forth on his journey, and comes forth from the hero’s path to greatness. Joseph Campbell, a mythologist who studied many of the great human myths and religious tales, realized, in studying these myths and tales, that there were certain steps that every hero went through. Campbell called this “The Hero’s Journey”; it is based on Carl Jung's idea that all human beings have an archetype. After Campbell studied a lot of the great myths and realized this pattern, he published his findings in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Ever since then, authors have used “The Hero’s Journey” as an outline to tell their stories. “It is important to note that not all of these individual steps are present in every hero’s tale, nor is it important that they be in this exact order” (Vogler 20). The Hero with a Thousand Faces gives a sense of significance as it looks into the inner mind and soul. The author, Joseph Campbell, performs two extraordinary accomplishments: compelling his readers that myth and dream, those are the most effective and everlasting forces in life and a unification of mythology and psychoanalysis with a gripping narrative. One well-known example of “The Hero’s Journey” from popular culture is the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling. In the novel, Harry Potter, the main character, is the chosen one and “The Hero’s Journey” applies to his life from the moment he is attacked by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named as a baby.
Back in 2003 Henry Jenkins caused a massive stir in the media world when he introduced the idea of transmedia storytelling, Jenkins describes it as a process where elements of fiction are dispersed across multiple media platforms in order to serve the purpose of creating a coordinated entertainment experience. Jenkins goes on to say that preferably, each medium will contribute different aspects which will assist in the telling of a story and unveil new aspects. However a good transmedia text does not simply supply information, instead it allows the fans, or fandom, to interact with the world within the text (Jenkins, 2007). This essay will arue that transmedia storytelling impacts on how the audience interacts with the story, in order to
Mikhail Bakhtin has provided an intricate insight to what a novel entails. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone fits into the form that Bakhtin has created. Using laughter, plot, setting, and character development, Harry Potter is able to connect with its audiences in the way that Bakhtin feels a novel should. Mikhail Bakhtin’s study of the novel’s form allows readers to better understand the world and characters that are constructed in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Since J.K. Rowling, who is the author of the Harry Potter series met a little boy wore glasses in the subway, our childhood became different. In 1997, the first novel of series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was published. Children were crazy about the characters and magic world in the book. Such magic has lasted for almost two decades. After the fourth novel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, films and games were released. These adaptations, especially the films, make Harry Potter famous in worldwide. Talking about video games, players focus on two features, namely the narrative story as well as the visual design and interaction.
Fantasy novels take readers on a wonderful journey of imagination that transports them to another reality where they can assume another identity and become anything and anyone they wish. Truly amazing authors can capture their audience, and after the final page has been turned, leave the begging for more. Two of the most successful fantasy series of this century are the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R Tolkin. Both of these book series will make readers laugh and cry, hope and despair, feel pain and joy. These fantasy classics will suck readers into their magical worlds until the final chapter has ended.
Joanne Kathleen Rowling has captured the minds and hearts of millions of readers across the globe with her magical ways behind the pen and with her acts in life. Through her childhood of child’s tales and fantasy, to her middle years where hardship held her back from reaching her goal, to the time of her fame and fortune; Rowling has shown a love and passion for writing. With the birth of her wizardly series, Harry Potter, Rowling’s created a way to escape into the magical world for readers everywhere. Rowling’s showed she her sensibility by creating, Lumos, giving back to those and guiding them when they need it most. Like the stories of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia, All it took for Rowling was stepping through a magical door to experience something beyond her wildest dreams.
I got my first Harry Potter book when I was in the 2nd grade, it was my reward from the local library for finishing the summer reading challenge. They didn’t have the first book though, only the second, but that little second grader didn’t care. So while most people’s journey into Harry’s world started with “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.” mine started with “Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, PrivetDrive.”. This book probably should have been above my reading level at the time, but far be it from anyone to tell me that. I finished that book within a matter of days and was quickly begging my grandfather
One of the most read series in all literature is Harry Potter. The seven-book succession has sold over 400 million copies and has been translated into over sixty languages. What is it that makes this series so wildly famous? What is it about the boy who lived that makes frenzied readers flock to their local bookstore at midnight on the day of the release to buy the latest installment? How is a story set in a world that doesn’t exist about wizards, witches, magic, and mystical creatures so popular? The series has been able to earn its spot on the New York Times Bestseller list and has granted author J.K. Rowling multiple awards because it is relatable. It is not the setting or the events in the plot of the story that we relate to. We relate to what Harry, his friends, mentors, teachers, caretakers, and even enemies feel. Harry is in a lot of ways exactly like us. He represents some of the good characteristics that all of us have as well as the bad. The series as a whole, is about one thing that is stressed over and over again in the novels, love. The Harry Potter series is one of the most read sequences of novels because the central theme is love and self-sacrifice, and readers are looking for a novel that shows them just that.
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.
My book report is on the book 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone' by J.K.
It was three weeks before my third birthday. The razor sharp air seemed to laugh at my winter coat, gloves, and hat. My Mother was pushing me along in a stroller at Carson Park. Walking briskly along the pond trail to keep warm, hiding that she did not want to be there. She knew that I loved to come look at the pond in the winter, and she braved the weather because of my birthday. I looked up with my curious eyes, trying to figure out why it was that the ducks left in the winter, why the water looked hard, and how people walked on the water like in the Bible. My Mother and I braved the weather for a whole day on the pond, and as the evening came, we decided to make our way home. She thought it would be nice if we took the long way out of the park and cross the bridge, and I couldn’t be more grateful, water mesmerized me. As we crossed the bridge, my world came to a halt. A group of crows feeding on a dead carcass scattered over my head. A man was standing on the other side of the bridge, with a shiny piece of metal in his hand. I didn’t understand, but my Mom knew that we were in danger, she knew what he held was a knife.