... 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 ... characters" (par 1). This shows how one movie can be different to everyone who watches it. To me I would have to agree with the Fitzgerald review. I personally thought that that the movie was over rated, however, this opinion is brought by the fact I have read the book. To...

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... the 31 functions of a hero tale by looking at the pattern of events rather then the characters. His theory is that any hero journey can be broken down using a combination of his functions. Harry Potter is a modern tale with mythological themes and archetypes that follows all of these functions. Preparatory ... has reached wizarding age. This is the mandatory starting point on the official hero's journey. As it moves to the next function, Harry Potter becomes a boy of exceptional moral character with a foster family whose wickedness and inferiority prevent him from realizing his destined...

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... the meanings of them are not hard to guess. Comprehensive sketches of characters are introduced. 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 ... 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. Befor...

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