... " to turn up in the form of an awkward 11 year old. However, J.K. Rowling's popular series of books based on the beloved hero, Harry Potter have proved to be everything a classic journey should involve. The story is choc-full of archetypal elements that speak to the shared subconscious of today and days past. Harry's birthright is his adventure; however he doesn ... he must utilize them, that is what sets him apart and makes him more human than other heroes. Harry represents the reader, and Voldermort, their inner demons. Watching Harry confront and defeat these demons of repressed desir...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , which is much more real than anything in the Harry Potter books, and yet try to stop them from expanding their imagination with a stimulating novel that will leave any young reader craving for more? These parents say that the material in Harry Potter isn't part of your imagination, they say that sorcery is something totally different. In other words, folks, they ... 's what these books are, J.K. Rowlings" opinion of life. These books aren't about Witchcraft and sorcery; they"re about the power of the human spirit. They have the element of every classic book in them. So why do we want to...

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling is a very mysterious book. The book is obviously a fantasy, which has as its central theme the classic struggle of good versus evil, Harry being the main character featured on the good side and his archenemy Voldemort on the bad side. The reason that I am describing this book ... definitely like the average boy and this is what makes young readers respect him. I also thought Rowling did a very good job of using cliff-hangers as a device to draw the reader in. What made it especially interesting ...

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• Grade Level: High School