... saving Hogwartz from evil. Another characteristic of 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 mission was to find out what was being ... life. Here they encountered adventures such as almost being strangled by a huge plant, riding a broom in order to catch one of the thousands of flying keys to open a door, playing a game of wizard's chess, where Harry had to leave behind hi...

• Word Count: 1294
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 1700
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 445
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School