... Well this is just the case in hand after I watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. After reading the first book in the series, by J.K. Rowling's, I was hooked, on the novels that is. The movie lacked many of the key elements that the book offered the reader. Before I read the ... PG rating. This was illustrated by Claudia Puig, "But the movie ultimately lacks the book's delightful whimsy and much of the sly verbal humor that made Rowling's tales so charming" (par. 1). I agree with this in saying the book is much better than the movie. This movie was highly anticipated by ... movie...

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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, ... succeeded. It was hard to detect that Quirrell was in fact evil because of his apparent cowardliness. This is what I found very interesting and clever of J.K. Rowling to include this twist into the book. Another them is friendship and trust. Harry has to trust a lot of people at Hogwarts who are basically his own ... second time I discovered a lot more hidden a...

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... is a well-argued work and it can be related to significant education issues, including the acquisition of social, moral and cultural values. Another positive point is the inventive world that Rowling has created. Combining the archetype with a vivid imagination and passion for the characters she created a parallel world with magic. In my opinion, this intelligence and imagination have made adult readers ... is easy and fast to read, and I think the prose is quite simple and not really challenging. In my own view, I find Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone quite conservative. Row...

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... Ron his Owl because of Scabbers and Explains that the Firebolt was a present from him for his previous thirteen birthdays on which he missed. I would give this book, the third J. K. Rowling book a definite 110%. There was no parts in the book where I got bored or skipped and it was another one of those rare books that get me hooked and I can ... never put them down until I read 50-100 pages at a time. I certainly recommend J. K. Rowling's novels to all readers for a fantastic read. Joanne K. Rowling is by far my favorite author ever and I can't wait until she comes out with the next fou...

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... where my parents had married. People keep saying they know what I based Hogwarts on--but they"re all wrong. I have never seen a castle anywhere that looks the way I imagine Hogwarts" (Rowling, 1). Hogwarts is a very strange castle most likely located in Scotland. It has many changing staircases, secret passages, and hidden doors. It is the school Harry and both of his parents ... attended. Mrs. Rowling designed the book to be in the third person point of view, it is not being told in the first person. Harry is the hero and protagonist of the book ... face was almost completely hidden b...

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Harry potter and the goblet, is the fourth novel in a seven-part story about a boy wizard. Written by an excellent author, J. K. Rowling, this fantasy story will be very different from her first three books. In Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, Harry is staying at his aunt and uncles house during ... understanding of harry potter. It is a great read to those who wish to be entertained. I would rate this book a 10 on a scale 1-10.it is creative and written well. I applaud J. K Rowling for this literature. ...

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... depends on the person watching the movie. Age and maturity make play a big role in comparing a movie to a book. For example, the opinion of 28 year old. "I think that the J.K. Rowling book Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone was and always will be better than the movie because Firstly, the book increases a child's imagination and lets them decide what everything will ... . The movie never sends enough time developing him as a villain (Hsi, Movie Review ). Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone never really unearths the wonderful film that is so clearly in J.K. Rowling's book (Gilman, ...

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... Headless Nick during the opening feast at Hogwarts and refuses to eat when she learns the food is a product of slavery. "Slave labour. That's what made this dinner. Slave labour." (Rowling 162). Hermione then continues to research the history of elf slavery and finds that elves are uneducated, unable to argue, unable to think for themselves, they are unpaid and in ... on key characters. Hermione and Dumbledore are both working for the abolishment of slavery but on different scales. A very controversial topic, which is depicted effectively and clearly by the author J.K. Rowling, will onl...

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Everyone has a skill or something special about them that they are known for. Harry Potter, for example, the main character in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was written by J.K. Rowling, is known for being "the boy who lived". His skills are defeating He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named a.k.A Lord Voldemort. Although also very important, his personality and Quidditch ... ...

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Harry Potter: Modern Hero's Journey Not many would expect the newest incarnation of the classic "Hero's Journey" 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 ... ...

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (E2B) Dear Mrs. Farkas, My book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K Rowling. It is about Harry Potter, a young wizard who is now 13, and is known by every wizard because he survived from the greatest dark wizard, Voldemort. Harry has had many ... ...

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... of those the traditional heroes posses. In the Harry Potter books, Harry belongs to Gryffindor, which is named after Godric Gryffindor, one of the greatest wizards to ever have lived. J.K. Rowling has said that there is a connection between Godric Gryffindor and Godric's Hollow. In Godric's Hollow, St. Godric has the ability to know the events that occur hundreds or thousands of ... ...

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