In the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. The book’s about how Harry Potter finds out that the chamber of secrets is open and that there is a monster that is petrifying people. Harry needs to find out who opened the chamber, and who or what is petrifying people. J.K. Rowling uses a lot of description to create the setting, build a mood, and build suspense. The author uses description to create the setting. A piece of evidence from the text is when Harry Potter arrives at Hogwarts at the beginning of the book. The author does a good job with creating setting from this part because I was really able to think about how it looks and how magical it looks, it made me play a little movie in my head of what it looked like and what Harry Potter’s reaction was when he arrived. Another piece of evidence from the text is when J.K. Rowling described the Chamber of Secrets, that part also made me play a little movie in my head of what it would look like in real life. The author also uses description to build a mood. One piece of evidence from the text is when Mrs. Norris, a cat, got petrified first. This part really built a mood because everyone was eating their feast, and everyone was happy, and then when …show more content…
Some evidence from the book is when Tom Riddle and Harry was talking in the Chamber of Secrets and then when Tom Riddle revealed he was Lord Voldemort, that kept me wanting to read because I wanted to find out what is going to happen to Harry because Lord Voldemort wants to kill Harry so I was wondering if Harry was going to die then, in the Chamber of Secrets. Another piece of evidence from the book is when the wall closed to the train to take the wizards to Hogwarts. When the wall closed I was getting nervous that Harry and Ron wouldn’t be able to go to Hogwarts that year. This part really built suspense because the reader didn’t know if Harry and Ron would make it to Hogwarts that
Mood is how the audience feels about a piece of literature. This differs from tone because tone is the author’s mood about a piece of literature. Suspense and mood are often closely connected because how you feel about a text can help create suspense. If you feel tense or nervous about something that will add to the suspense already there; however, if you feel devastated or depressed about something, it may not add the same amount of suspense as it could’ve if it made you feel tense or nervous. An example of mood in Cujo is when Stephen King wrote, “She saw the dog’s tail and the top of its broad back over the hood of the Pinto. It was going around to Tad’s side of the car -- And Tad’s window wasn’t shut.” The mood of this piece of text evidence is nervous and maybe a little bit scared of what will happen to Tad. The mood in this part of the excerpt adds to the suspense because the suspense of this excerpt is already making you feel anxious, and the mood makes the suspense stronger. Another example of mood in Cujo is when Donna first heard Cujo growl. It had seemed directionless to her. It was nowhere and everywhere at the same time. She finally figured out that it came from the garage. The mood here would be nightmarish and a little nervous. This is because the reader would read the paragraph and think that it was something out of a nightmare, and they would be nervous for Donna because they wouldn’t want her getting hurt. The mood
How some various moods and tones set at the beginning of the story paved a way to what is to come
Mood helps in creating an atmosphere in a literary work by means of setting, theme, diction and tone. Throughout the book To kill a mockingbird the author wanted the mood to be sorrowful or vexed or just fret about how the people are acting because seeing how things were being treated or how people acted would be enough to make you feel angry or sad or worried for the people who were in the book. You always wanted to know what was going to come next or how something would end. Vex was a very prominent mood in this story and is definitely the most relevant.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter is now twelve years old and still staying with his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon. He is located at number four Privet Drive. He is about to take on another amazing year at his school, Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. He can't help but that who he is affects the relationship with his legal guardians who are Muggles (nothing to do with magic at all). Harry is a talented kid in one's eye and a troubled kid in another eye.
Throughout the novel Great Expectations, Pip's character and personality goes through some transformations. He is somewhat similar at the beginning and end, but very different while growing up. He is influenced by many characters, but two in particular:Estella and Magwitch, the convict from the marshes. Some things that cause strength or growth in a person are responsibility, discipline, and surrounding oneself around people who are challenging and inspiring. He goes through many changes some good and some bad
Throughout Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, there are three main locations that are described in detail and contain much imagery: Privet Drive, Diagon Alley, and Hogwarts. Each one had a significant impact on Harry as he prepared for and started his first year of schooling in the wizarding world. First, on Privet Drive, Harry lived with the Dursley family and was treated very disrespectfully. Later, Hagrid took Harry to Diagon Alley to purchase school supplies, where he shopped in a variety of interesting stores. Finally, the majority of the novel takes place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which is described in such a way that appeals to the senses.
Noah Webster, author of Webster’s Dictionary, defines mood as the “temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling“ and “a morbid or fantastic state of mind.” E. L. Thorndike and Clarence L. Barnhart, authors of Scott, Foresman Advanced Dictionary, define mood as “the overall atmosphere or prevailing emotional aura of a work.” Shakespeare’s Macbeth, especially the pivotal and ominous second act, exemplifies both denotations of mood. The act has an “overall atmosphere,” even though the mood shifts, while this mood places a sense of cliff-hanging anxiety at the beginning, an ambiance of hysterics towards the middle, a feeling of tragic realization directly following, and an unsure aura of occult extractions. Shakespeare cleverly uses six key elements to further shape and add to the mood: the characters, the imagery, the setting, the sounds, the characters’ actions, and the characters’ dialogue.
At the beginning of the book, the tone was dark and morose. Harry was ready to fight as long as possible to protect his friends. In the middle of the book, the tone was tense and suspenseful. Upon learning the clues left behind by Dumbledore, Harry discovered the Horcruxes and destroyed them one by one. At the end of the book, the tone was calm and grave. Harry realized he had to die to defeat Voldemort. He let Voldemort kill him knowing it would make the Dark Lord mortal again. Harry trusted that the others would finish him off, but Harry came back to life and realized he must do it. He accepted his title as the Chosen One and had the confidence to face down Voldemort and then he won. Tone was used to show his acceptance of his role to defeat
Since the first segment of the series was released in 1997, Harry Potter has been challenged by churches and parents due to the practicing of magic by children found within the books. The books have been removed from school shelves, discouraged by churches, and censored by parents. It is claimed that Harry Potter is devilish, satanic, and encourages children to practice the occult, damaging their religious views (LaFond). Therefore, many parents keep their children from reading the book series. Yet, Harry Potter has been such a positive influence on my so many lives. Evident through the movies, theme parks, stores, and much more, J.K. Rowling’s series has been an overwhelming success for many reasons (“Because it’s his…”). In order to encourage
the wall. Even though it could have been a bad sign, if he had told
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.
My mother often told my sisters and me stories of her childhood move from Virginia to North Carolina. She’d describe the heartbreak of being ripped away from her home, family, and best friends. Although it was painful in the moment, in hindsight she can honestly say that the move was one of the best things that even happened to her. Here she met the love of her life and gave birth to her three girls. The change of environment impacted her life forever. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens writes of a boy named Pip as he grows and changes as he transitions from his home in the marsh to the hustle and bustle of London. In his novel he proves that our surroundings have a life-changing impact upon us.
Children should and need to be exposed to magic in class rooms and schools while growing up. Some children might not be able to afford books or have a rough time at home and can’t read for entertainment. If children don’t receive this expose in books they will only get it in form of movies, TV shows, and learn form what others say and do. An article said, “Teachers are receiving complaints that teaching the Harry Potter book in classrooms exposes children to ‘witchcraft and Satanism’” (2015, Loughrey) Magic in the book Harry Potter has nothing to do with either of those. Before people read the books for themselves they automatically claim false information. If an adult reads Harry Potter and thinks that is the messages of the book they are
We were assigned to read the novel, The Bluest Eye written by Toni Morrison and with all of the plots going on in the novel, the setting really helped you identify the major themes, tones and atmosphere. A major theme in this novel was beauty, the idea of what beauty really looked and the what it takes for someone to love you was always something that came up. The main character Pecola often found people calling her ugly and thinking that if she had blue eyes she would be considered pretty for once in her life. Through the setting I was able to have a more well-rounded understanding on the theme and even the tone and atmosphere. One scene in the novel stuck out to me because the setting in which it took place showed the tone atmosphere and theme. Pecola and the two other sisters she was staying with were all ready to go to sleep crammed in one bed because they weren 't the most wealthy people. This setting just shows that they are not wealthy and live below average since 3 people have to share not only a room but the same bed. This made the atmosphere of the whole story very sad because you know they don 't have much. Pecola and the girls have a discussion before bed that goes like, “Is it true that I can have a baby now?” “Sure” “But how?” “Somebody has to love you.” “How do you do that? I mean, how do you
In the novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K Rowling introduces her main character, a 11-year old British wizarding student, Harry Potter. Harry is described to have jet-black hair, green eyes, and to be pale, skinny, and bespectacled. While Harry was still and infant, he was responsible for the downfall of a dark and powerful wizard, as a result his name is known to everyone wizarding world. In the novel, despite all the fame and admiration he has, Harry only recently finds out he is a wizard, and that he is famous. Therefore Harry feels burdened and insecure with all the attention he is receiving, and at the end of the novel, he proves himself to be an incredible wizard. Throughout the novel we learn Harry is brave, curious and modest.