Free Argumentative Essays: Star Wars Vs. Harry Potter

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Star Wars vs. Harry Potter
Many people debate whether the Star Wars or Harry Potter series is better. My friends, my family, and even I debate it. The two series are very different, but many people still love them both. Some people have negative opinions about one or the other. Star Wars is about an ongoing war between light and dark. While Harry Potter is about magic and fighting evil. They have their differences in the details of the series. They have similarities in the plots of each series.
Harry Potter started out with books to read, then the movies were made. While Star Wars started with movies and still has no books. Harry Potter focuses on the same main characters the whole series, but Star Wars has many different main characters throughout the series. Star Wars makes more money than Harry Potter by $0.02 billion. Star Wars is “the second highest-grossing film franchise of …show more content…

There are 9 movies in the Star Wars series right now counting Rogue One. There are also 9 movies in the Harry Potter series counting Fantastic Beasts. That is one similarity. Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker both were very powerful and strong. They both have to learn to use a certain tool that all the others of their kind use. In Harry Potter it was magic wands which is needed for a wizard. In Star Wars it was a lightsaber which is needed for a jedi. They both have a talent like their fathers did. In Harry Potter it was Quidditch and in Star Wars it was piloting. Luke/Harry both have a wise, powerful, and old person that helps them out throughout the series. In Harry Potter that figure is Dumbledore. In Star Wars that figure is Yoda. They both die later in the series. There is a group of three main characters in each series. In Harry Potter there is Harry Potter, Hermione and Ron. In Star Wars there is Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Leia. Luke and Harry’s best friends end up together in the end in both

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