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…
Dursleys treated him very badly, but he waited patiently for his best friend to save him.
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…
never ever gives up. “Harry seized the basilisk on the floor next to him…” (Rowling 322) This shows Harry’s ability to persevere when defeating Voldemort. Ron Weasley- Ron Weasley is Harry’s best friend.
“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
Harry. Hermione Granger- Hermione is one of Harry Potter’s best friends. She is a very smart girl who knows a lot about magic. “Take ten points for Gryffindor.” (Rowling 101) This quote shows how her intelligence helped win herself points. Hermione is also studious and dedicated. “Don’t be silly Ron, I’ve got to keep up.” (Rowling 227) Hermione was at the hospital recovering from an accident from a potion. She did not stop studying though. She was determined to keep up. Hermione is also very helpful. She helped make the Polyjuice potion that was going to solve the mystery of the chamber. “I’ve been up for nearly an hour, adding lacewings to the potion.” (Rowling 211) This quote proves that she was a big help in creating this magical potion. She did not give up. Hermione perseveres throughout the entire story. Overall, Hermione is studious and a helpful friend to Harry. Science Fiction or Fantasy: This book is considered fantasy for several reasons. First of all, science fiction does not have fantasy characters. This novel did have creatures. Creatures include Aragogs, Fawkes, and Dobby. “Dobby sir, just Dobby…” (Rowling 23) This quote introduces Dobby to Harry. The book is also a fantasy due to the magical elements. The entire book is based on magic. Hogwarts is a school of wizards. Potions and spells are heavily touched throughout the novel. “I’ve been up for nearly an hour, adding lacewings to the potion.” (Rowling 211) This quote explains a potion. Flying cars and magical occurrences are described. Science fiction novels deal more with supernatural occurrences. Lastly, science fiction is based on the future. Science fiction deals with futuristic plots and settings. This book occurred in the past. There were no futuristic elements. Setting: The setting of this story takes place at Hogwarts School of Wizardry. The only way to reach this school is by a train. “The tricky part was getting onto platform nine and three quarters…” (Rowling 67) Platform Nine and three quarters can only be reached by a wizard. Muggles cannot see it. Hogwarts is made up of many castles. “…Harry and Ron followed Snape up the steps into the vast, echoing entrance hall, which was lit with flaming torches.” (Rowling 78) This quote describes the main hall of Hogwarts. Another main setting is the Great Hall. “The Great Hall had been decorated with the usual live bats…” (Rowling 131) The Great Hall is where the feasts and meals occur. Each team at Hogwarts also has their own tower where they live. “They walked past muttering portraits and creaking g suits of armor, and climbed narrow flights of stone stairs, until at last they reached the passage where the secret entrance to Gryffindor tower was hidden, behind an oil painting of a very fat women in a pink silk dress.: (Rowling 83) This quote is again describing some of the passageways in this school. Another main setting is the Quidditch field. “Oliver Wood took off for a warm-up flight around the goalposts…” (Rowling 255) This quote mentions that there are goal posts on the field. This field is he setting of all games. The last main setting is the Chamber. “He was standing at the end of a very long, dimly lit chamber. Towering stone pillars and twined with more carved serpents rose to supporting celling lost in darkness, casting long, black shadows through the odd, greenish gloom that filled the place.” (Rowling 306) The opening of the chamber is the big mystery. Conflicts: In this novel, there were a couple of different conflicts. The first one is man vs. man. Harry has a conflict between himself and the Dursleys. “I’ll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I’m not there.” (Rowling 6) This quote explains how Harry has a conflict where he has to act as though he does not exist at the Dursleys’ house. This is a problem between himself and Mr. and Mrs. Dursley. The next conflict was man vs technology. “Watch out for that tree!” (Rowling 74) This quote explains how the car (technology) caused a conflict where the car crashed into a tree. The many conflicts that occurred after his were man vs. man. “Follow me.” (Rowling 78) This was a conflict between Harry and Ron and Snape. Snape was punishing them for their wrong doings. Another conflict was between Harry and the Bludger. “…it won’t leave Harry along.” (Rowling 169) This conflict was somewhat man vs man, but the main problem was between Harry and the Bludger. It would not leave him long during the game. The next conflict was man vs nature. “The enormous serpent, bright poisonous green, thick as an oak trunk, had raised itself high in the air and tis great blunt head was weaving between the pillars.” (Rowling 318) This conflict was between a serpent and Harry. The serpent was trying to hurt Harry, but Harry defeats it. The final and most important conflict in the book is man vs. man. The biggest conflict is between Harry and the evil Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort was controlling the Chamber of Secrets and he was haunting students. Harry was trying to stop this. "Voldemort is his past, present and future." (Rowling 313) This quote shows that Voldemort is once again haunting Harry. Voldemort is still mad ay Harry for defeating him in the past because it caused him to lose power. Voldemort is now trying to regain power by controlling a girl named Ginny and opening the chamber. Themes: The three main themes in this novel are friendship, perseverance, and listening to your gut. Friendship is portrayed throughout the entire novel between Harry, Ron, and Hermione. The first part where friendship is shown is when Ron saves Harry. “We’ve come to take you home with us.” (Rowling 25) Friendship is what helped Harry escape the Dursleys. Friendship was also shown when Harry and Ron visit Hermione is hospitalized. “Harry and Ron went to visit her every evening.” (Rowling 227) This quote shows how the three friends support each other through thick and thin. Hermione was hospitalized due to a potion messing her up. Friendship is also shown when the Polyjuice potion is made. They depend on one another to complete tasks. “I’ve been up for nearly an hour, adding lacewings to the potion.” (Rowling 211) Hermione was up making the potion so that it would help her and her friends. The group of friends are very loyal towards each other. The next theme is perseverance. Perseverance is shown when Harry stuck at the Dursleys. The Dursleys hadn’t even remembered that that day happened to be Harry’s twelfth birthday. This quote shows how harry had to persevere while living with them. He was treated terribly, but he fought though. Perseverance is also showed at the end of this story. Harry had to persevere and defeat Voldemort. He could have given up, but he did not. “He had gone.” (Rowling 322) This quote shows how harry had to defeat the snake and Voldemort. Harry definitely persevered with the help of Fawkes, he defeat Voldemort. The last theme in this novel is to trust your instincts. At the beginning of the book, Dobby warns Harry that he should not go to Hogwarts. “…Harry Potter might not want to go back to school, sir.” (Rowling 18) This quote is when Dobby warns Harry to not return to Hogwarts because bad things are going on. Harry did not listen though. This ended up benefiting though. “First of all, Harry, I want to thank you.” (Rowling 332) This quote proves that Harry’s actions influenced Hogwarts. He saved them from Voldemort’s evilness, and he also saved poor little Ginny Weasley. Listening to his gut benefited clearly. It ended up helping others.
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.
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.
Harry’s frequently experienced injustice is witnessed since the very beginning of the novel. His alienation from both the wizarding world and muggle (non magical) world cause Harry to long for the acceptance of his truthful story. Since Voldemort’s return occurred at the end of Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts, his summer at Number 4 Privet Drive has been far from enjoyable (Chappell). If anything, it caused Harry anxiety, frustration, and anticipation of the horrible events to come (Chappell). Harry’s alienation first stems from the Ministry of Magic. When two dementors (magical hooded figures who guard the wizard prison, Azkaban) wandered into Harry’s neighborhood, he used magic to defend himself and his cousin, Dudley (Rowling 17). Because of this, the Ministry of Magic accused Harry of breaking the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery (Rowling 27). They made sure to enforce the “illegality” of Harry’s actions when they threatened to confiscate and destroy his wand (Rowling 62, 27). Harry, who had done nothing except defend himself in a life-threatening situation, felt alienated when the Minister of Magic himself would not believe his
-(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.
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,
“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.
Eventually, Uncle Vernon’s plot to conceal Harry’s true identity is discovered, and Harry finds allies in the magical world of Hogwart’s School. More so, Harry suddenly finds himself transported to fantasy world of Hogwart’s School, which is an educational institution (a private school) teaches young people how to become wizards. Ironically, Harry arrives at Hogwart’s School (on a mysterious train), and he is surprised that he is already a famous celebrity amongst his peers. More so, Voldemort’s attempt to kill Harry (after had killed his parents) makes him something of a
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
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was written by J. K. Rowling and is the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series. The book is about a seventeen-year-old wizard, named Harry Potter, who has to travel all over England to find things that will help him defeat the evil wizard, Lord Voldomort. The main theme/moral of the entire series is good will always triumphs over evil. In every book, even when it looks like evil is going to win, good always triumphs in the end.
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.