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Harry Potter is a middle grade book so it is an easier read for beginners. Doing the story in this way makes it so the reader can easily understand the book and can also make the reader feel more involved in the story.
First, Dumbledore decides to leave him with the Dursleys, who then mistreat him and prevent him from making his own decisions. The book’s inciting incident, Hagrid’s sudden arrival and the revelation that Harry is a wizard, sets the eleven-year-old protagonist on his journey of self-discovery.
To his surprise, Harry Potter is told that he is a wizard by Rubeus Hagrid, a giant man from Hogwarts. He then enrolls in Hogwarts, which is a wizarding school. He is already very famous in the wizarding world due to his lucky escape from Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who tried to kill Harry when he was a year old.
- Discovering The Story World and Magic as A Metaphor
- Good vs Evil and Heroism
- Sacrifice in Harry Potter
J. K. Rowlingdoes a great job writing this story with an omniscient third-person narrative but still keeping the narrator wherever Harry is for a major part of this book. This makes the reader’s fascination and interest in the world of magic as new and real as Harry’s. We are introduced to several facts and significant peculiarities of the world of...
The trope of a savior standing up to the tyrant is not new. However, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone‘ being a children’s book, delves into this slowly. When Harry is unaware of magic and thinks that his parents died in an accident, he is a normal child with very little to think about good, evil, and the need for heroism. However, once he ...
Sacrifice is an essential part of this novel. The story of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone‘uses sacrifice to define both friendship and love. Harry’s parents die because they sacrifice themselves to protect Harry. Ron sacrifices himself while playing Wizard chess. Several people who fought in the war against Voldemort sacrificed themselve...
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Jul 18, 2013 · The Result. Out of the 259 pages in Sorcerer’s Stone, Rowling nails four out of the five story structure points, with only the second plot point deviating by twenty-five pages. Rowling had an incredibly unique story to tell, but ironically, her success stemmed from knowing “the rules.”.
Harry grows up: Harry Potter grows up to be eleven but is bullied by his cousin Dudley and ill-treated by his Aunt and Uncle. Harry meets Hagrid: Harry encounters Hagrid in the secluded hut that Uncle Vernon took them.
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Plot. Harry Potter lives with his abusive uncle and aunt, Vernon and Petunia Dursley, and their bullying, spoiled son, Dudley. On Harry's eleventh birthday, he learns that he is a wizard. A man named Rubeus Hagrid tells him that he can attend Hogwarts, a school of magic.
