Extraordinary Things “It’s our choices…that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling’s choice to create the wizarding world of Harry Potter forever changed the 21st century. One of the most popular writers of all time, Rowling’s wizarding world continually draws in countless audiences. Winifred Radigan explains, “Rowling deserves every bit of fame and fortune that comes her way. She has touched us all with truth and love. What more could we ask?” (694) At the turn of the century, Rowling transported her readers into a world full of mythology, encompassing wizards, dragons, giants, three-headed dogs, unicorns, and more. Rowling had always been an avid reader, at one point accumulating an overdue book …show more content…
Having just arrived at Hogwarts, Harry has the chance to join Draco Malfoy and his gang of troublemakers. Noticing Ron standing with Harry, Draco states, “Don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there,” to which Harry replies, “I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks” (18). Harry had not even known Ron for very long, but he already saw Ron as the right sort of friend. Throughout the story, Ron proves to be a loyal and beneficial friend. In an article on Harry Potter, Shobha Ramaswamy remarks, “Ron gives Harry constant moral support and guidance. It is through Ron that Harry first learns most things about the magical world.” Ron, with a deep family background in magic, is able to enlighten Harry on many things throughout his stay at Hogwarts. Seeking out the sorcerer’s stone, Ron’s masterful skills at wizard’s chess prove very useful. In this real life game of chess, Ron humbly sacrifices himself to win the game, save his friends, and find the stone. Ron exclaims, “Harry, it's you that has to go on. I know it. Not me, not Hermione, you” (56). Ron willingly risks his life so that Harry can go on and complete the quest. Only through the bravery and loyalty of his reliable friend Ron can Harry Potter achieve the …show more content…
In fact, Harry would not be the great wizard we read about today if it were not for his faithful friends. Dumbledore is the father-figure that Harry Potter needs. The Headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore is always there for guidance, encouragement, and protection. All the students at the school trusted Dumbledore for wisdom and defense. Dumbledore persistently pushes Harry to pursue his destiny as the Chosen One. Just as Dumbledore is there for wisdom, Ron Weasley is there for support. Ron will always be there for Harry as a friend, an advisor, and as someone who will give up everything to save the one’s he loves. Hermione Granger one said, “Books and cleverness? There are more important things. Friendship, and bravery” (Rowling 56). Friendship and bravery are truly important aspects in the Harry Potter series. Friends who offer wisdom, advice, support, comfort, and even their lives are the types of friends Harry is lucky enough to have. In a later book, Dumbledore states, “"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided" (Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). Alongside his friends, Harry is strong. Alongside his friends, Harry is brave. Alongside his friends, Harry is capable of extraordinary things. Harry Potter is just another example throughout literature of how people are incompetent without friends by their side. Not only does Harry Potter have friends, but he is a friend. Harry
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
... it!...Ron, you come at it from above – Hermione, stay below and stop it from going down – and I’ll try to catch it” (Rowling 280). As a result, they easily caught the key, which could not have been done without each other. An additional scene that shows the value of friendship is during the fight in the bathroom with the troll. Although Harry and Ron had recently said some rude remarks about Hermione, they all put that behind them as they saved the entire school from a vicious troll on Halloween. First, “[Harry] took a great running jump and managed to fasten his arms around the troll’s neck from behind…and Ron pulled out his wand and cr[ied] the first spell that came into his head: Wingardium Leviosa!” (Rowling 176), while Hermione helped from the side. If they had not worked together like this, many students and faculty would have gotten injured or even killed.
...isn’t the brightest of students but he does know a lot about Quidditch. Quidditch is a sport where you fly on broomsticks and try to get a ball through one of the three hoops. Ron has bright red hair and has one younger sister and five older brothers. His father works at the Ministry of Magic.
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
Jk Rowling said “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already (Goodreads, 2017).” Rowling has lived an incredible life. Jk Rowling is an influential person because her love for writing started at a young age, all of her trust funds, her success with the Harry Potter series, and her inspiration for the Harry Potter characters.
Joanne Rowling, better known as JK Rowling to her millions of fans worldwide, became famous off of her Harry Potter books. Many authors have tried to achieve the success she has, but none have come close. “When Rowling brought Harry Potter and his friends to life, she created a world in which children of all ages found themselves immersed…”(Andrews). By creating new words and including intriguing creatures in Harry Potter JK Rowling establishes an exciting world that helps engage her readers. It is truly these things that have set her work to a new level.
The work of C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling is of grave vital on the grounds that their work portrays actuality as well as adds to it. Yes, their work is not just a portrayal of actuality; it is somewhat a quality expansion. Their meeting expectations are depictions of the reasoning examples and social standards pervasive commonly. They are a delineation of the diverse features of regular man's existence. Their works serves as a something worth mulling over and a tonic for creative energy and innovativeness. Lying open a single person to great artistic lives up to expectations, is proportional to giving him/her the finest of instructive chances.
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.
“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.
A Literary Analysis of the Themes of Identity and Self-Realization in the Fantasy World of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Not only has J.K. Rowling influenced many women around the world, but she also has impacted many peoples’ lives. J.K. Rowling was a single mother trying to support her only daughter. She proved to single women that she doesn’t need a man to survive. J.K. Rowling shows females that they are just as capable as men. An editor of Good Housekeeping said “Everyone felt J.K. Rowling was the one with the most influence across the widest audience. As a single parent who managed to cope and pull herself out of poverty and create a massive entertainment empire on the way, she is very inspiring” (Nicholson). Rowling shows women that they don’t have to have super-model looks, or a wonderful voice to be noticed by society; they don’t need that to be an inspiration to people of all ages. Those important words to keep in mind underscore one of J.K. Rowling’s characters sayings, “Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure” (Rowling). Rowling believes that people need to use their brains and a hop in their step to make it in this world. Rowling is such an inspiration for people everywhere, not only women- “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve” (Rowling). In 2010, J.K. Rowling was voted Britain’s most influential woman. She topped the list of over 100 women who have the most influence in the lives of the Briti...
On the train ride to Hogwarts, Harry discovers a lot of similarities with Ron Weasley. Together, Harry and Ron help each other through the hard times and remain loyal friends without trouble. Harry’s first encounter with Ron took place on the train to the Hogwarts School where he realizes how alike the two are. Ron explains, “ ‘You never get anything new … I’ve got Bill’s old robes, Charlie’s old wand, and Percy’s old rat’” (100). Ron having five older brothers, knows the meaning of sharing, while Harry, a boy who has never had anything to share, now had access to money. Harry describes that “ ‘After all, he’d never had any money in his life until a month ago’”(100). Harry decides to buy candy and share it with Ron. For the first time, Harry can share something with a person and Ron gets something that is not handed down. The two boys become friends easily because they are comfortable around each other. During many occasions, Ron risks getting into trouble to help Harry out. When Malfoy dares Harry...
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.
...ck and a potential pitfall. Someone full of hate and greed, such as Tom Marvolo Riddle, who has never known it even once in their entire life, cannot understand its full magical power. Love is one of the hardest and strongest kinds of magic and is perhaps the fabric that holds the wizarding world of Harry Potter together. Dumbledore says to Harry “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love” (Harry Potter and the Deathly Halllows 722). The series stresses that it is important to love. It is obvious throughout the series that Harry embraces his history and duty by accepting the soul-purifying act of practicing self-sacrificial love. It is no surprise that the Harry Potter series is so widely in a time of fear, uncertainty, and unrest. Harry defeats evil not by fearing it, but by embracing it and overcoming it with love.
Harry Potter’s life is a bumpy due to living a miserable life with his aunt and uncle and losing his parents at a young age. The ordinary world he lives is a complete nightmare because his aunt, uncle, and cousin do not treat him like the darling nephew/cousin he is. For instance, one morning Harry was casually sleeping and he gets out of bed due to his aunt screaming at him. Harry ,