... that is sometimes overlooked for it's more modernism feel are the adventures of Harry Potter. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling, has all the characteristics as any traditional epic literary work and is a very exciting story for all ages. Harry Potter, although sometimes looked down upon by society for the witchcraft involved, is ... an epic is how the hero's deeds determine the fate of a group of people. This is the perfect example of how Harry Potter is an epic. When Harry, along with his friends, Ron and Hermione, try to find the Sorcerer's Stone, they are put in great danger. Their ... ...

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... for epic heroes to be braver than everyone else they encounter. Harry is capable of being brave in even the toughest situations. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry travels into a deep cave in order to get information from a large spider, and even though the spiders try to eat both Harry and Ron, Harry is able to keep his cool and bring himself and his ... friend to safety. Another example of his bravery is in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone when a troll gets loose in Hogwarts and Harry goes looking for his friend Hermoine in order to save her. Even though Harry is a ...

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... . 1). I agree with this in saying the book is much better than the movie. This movie was highly anticipated by moviegoers. Shawn Fitzgerald writes, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the much-anticipated film adaptation of the first of the J.K. Rowling's literary blockbusters, is the ultimate example of Hollywood playing it ... the ending, but remember good always prevails over evil. This movie introduces the audience to many new-comers to the big screen. Daniel Radcliffe, is Harry Potter, Rupert Grint, as Ron, and Emma Watson, as Hermione. If these names sound funny to you it's b...

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... with witches wizards and mythical creatures. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2003) is about Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Over the summer holiday his friends Ron and Hermione have been very inspecific in their letters and Harry is dying to get back and find out ... K Rowling started writing these books because she was bored with the world as it was and thought that Harry's world might be a bit more interesting. Fundamentally Harry Potter is a traditional good versus evil story. Harry is the one who, according to prophecy, can defeat the D...

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter is in many ways reflective of many epic heroes throughout the history of literature. The archetypes that follow Harry Potter through his trials and tribulations are very much the same as the archetypes that follow past heroes such as Beowulf and Ulysses. Harry's encounters follow along the same lines as many adventures in past archetypal journeys. Harry begins his adventure ... with the Dursleys, but this summer will not be as bad considering the magical background discovered in his neighborhood. The Dursleys pick Harry up at the train st...

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... about his reputation to conquer. After reading this book, it is clear that Harry Potter does not live up to his wizardly name while studying at Hogwart's, yet does contain the potential to do so. When Harry was wearing the sorting hat to decide what house he would be joining, it ... first class." (Rowling, p100) Professor McGonagall who happens to be a woman, portrays the confidence and control that a great wizard must have in order to be successful. Harry does not possess this yet. With Professor McGonagall being a woman, which is often looked at differently than a man perhaps, she pos...

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... For example, when he tries to fly a broomstick he ends up breaking his wrist because he can't control it. Malfoy taunts him constantly for this. Harry, on the other hand, has great skills at flying a broomstick. On his first try he has great agility and speed. Professor McGonagall describes him ... traits. He sacrifices himself in a chess game to help Harry out. It proves that he is willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Finally, Harry exhibits numerous positive characteristics. He is generous, caring, and he always does things in order to achieve some greater good. Although...

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... Voldemort and his parents who died to save their son. He is the type of person that would put himselft at risk to help another in trouble. Harry is skinny, with stingy black hair, and has bright green eyes. As he matures, he is discovered to be caring, very brave, a loyal friend, ... the Sorcerer's Stone also. Her background is completely human, and has no traces of wizardry. Lord Voldemort sets to kill Mr. Potter, Mrs. Potter, and their baby, Harry. Harry's parents die trying to protect Harry. Astonished by this act of love, Voldemort is unable to kill the baby and loses his power. He ...

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... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix started out like every other Harry Potter book. Harry had to suffer at his aunt Petunia and his uncle Vernon's square house on Privet Drive during the summer. Petunia and Vernon Dursley were what you call "muggles". They were close-minded non-magical folk who despised all witches and wizards. That was the main reason why they treated Harry ... Hogwarts and he could never use magic again. The next day 8 or 9 people, who went by the name Order of the Phoenix, picked him up from the Dursleys to take him to their headquarters. Many of the people in ...

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Harry Potter & the Order of the Pheonix I am currently reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This amazingly magical book focuses on so many different themes. One great theme of this book is love, because Harry Potter was blessed with such an incredible love by being accepted into the magical world. Another awesome theme is the trust between Harry, Hermoine and Ron, because they always stick together no ... matter what and defend each other to the fullest. There are also many hidden secrets in this big magical world of Harry's. Some so horrible to ... trust from them, and if the...

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... The author is J.K. Rowling. The setting of the story is in England at a school for wizards called Hogwarts. There are three main characters, Harry Potter; Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry is a skinny boy with dark brown hair (which is always messy) and glasses. Ron is the youngest boy in a family of five, ... "Mudblood". This means that she is a wizard whose parents are not magical. She however is a very talented wizard. The story is basically all about Harry. He attends Hogwarts School of Wizardry, which is located far away from the rest of civilization, (the Muggles). When he ar...

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... You can actually figure out what sort of feeling each of them had, say miserable, ambivalent, anxious, agitated, and remorseful. In this book, Harry Potter demonstrated an adolescent sensation: immature, curious, rebellious, but kind-hearted. This is exactly the way teenagers react when confronted with what they considered adversities. ... world seemed chaotic and confusing. The Ministry of Magic refused all facts, while Professor Albus Dumbledore had to set up the Order of Phoenix against the Dark Lord. Harry, the target of the devils, was to encounter more than he could imagine. Before...

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Plot Summary Harry Potter is furious with his friends for not writing him in so long; Sirius hasn't been in touch either. He doesn't know how much more of the Dudley's he can handle. Mean while Hermoine, Ron, and the Order of the Phoenix are trying to plan against Lord Voldmort. Dumbledore's losing ... respect because he trying to tell people that there nightmares have come true; he who must not be named is back. To make things worse, when Harry gets back to school there is a ... new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher. The old hag makes Harry's life miserable, adds new rules that are outr...

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