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    Introduction The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is an exhilarating story set in the future‚ which is post-apocalyptic world where a nuclear disaster has possible happened‚ so some people and plants have mutations. Most of the people are strictly religious believing that the mutants are not a true image of God‚ therefore need to be eliminated. David Strorm is a boy that grows up in a place called Waknuk‚ and he is able to communicate with people telepathically. David has been able to find others

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    insensitive and immature‚ "There’s a lot of immaturity about Ron‚ and that’s where a lot of the humor comes from." "Rowling Reveals `Marriage’ to Harry Potter at Reading (Correct)". Bloomberg. 22 October 2007. "Hermione is so very annoying in the early part of Philosopher’s Stone that I really felt it needed something (literally) huge to bring her together with Harry and Ron." 1.  Rowling‚ J.K. "Section:Extra Stuff — Hermione Granger". J.K. Rowling Official Site. Archived from the original on 16 September

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    Children’s Literature – November 30th‚ 2011 Harry Potter (continued) Criticism ▪ Thematic o Too dark‚ complex‚ adult ▪ Book 1 opens with a double murder ▪ Harry’s link with Voldemort o Censorship ▪ Parallels between banning and not saying Voldemort’s name ▪ How Harry Potter fits in children’s literature o Literary qualities ▪ Textual jokes - Page 15‚ Rowling didn’t know how popular her novels would become - Diagon Alley‚ funny‚ puny names

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    against an invasion. Harry Potter shows many of these characteristics when he accepts he is the "Chosen One" and risks his own life to save everyone. He also is the only one who can fight Voldemort and does everything in his power to defeat him. Harry never gives up and always gives hope to those who believe Voldemort will win. Harry Potter is a warrior hero when he hunts the seven horcruxes‚ when he sacrifices his own life to Voldemort‚ and when he defeats Voldemort. Harry Potter shows being a warrior

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    Balances between the maintaining authority and the rebelling against it in Harry Potter Nowadays‚ Harry Potter series becomes of one of the most popular novels in Children’s a literature‚ which is also approved by the writer’ Union with a high reputation. Especially‚ throughout the novel‚ Harry and his friends break numerous rules in Hogwarts‚ but Rowling did a good balance between the importance of maintaining authority and the importance of rebelling against it. Although countless factors affect

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    Topic: The use of themes‚ stereotypes‚ mirror effects and totalitarianism as shown through the protagonist and antagonist in ‘Harry Potter’. Research Question: How does characterisation creates the theme of good versus evil in the ‘Harry Potter’ series. abstract Out of curiosity of how the ‘Harry Potter’ series‚ authored by J.K. Rowling‚ has achieved its immense level of success and why this may be‚ I decided to investigate how characterisation of the protagonist and antagonist created

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    final part to the Harry Potter franchise. Harry Potter becomes a basis for spiritual conversation‚ a process of dialogue that leads to the topic of truth that is Jesus Christ. There is a very direct parallel when it comes to the two‚ believe it or not. J.K. Rowling has given Christians a valuable resource to introduce some of the central beliefs of the Catholic faith to a generation that knows the life of Harry Potter far better than it knows the life of Jesus Christ. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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    the Harry Potter novels‚ foreshadowing plays a large part in the whole storyline. In this essay‚ I will show that foreshadowing is evident throughout the novels‚ and how Rowling’s use of foreshadowing is utilized via Harry Potter and his actions. There are numerous examples of foreshadowing when referring to Harry. Right from the beginning of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone we see foreshadowing. When Mr. Dursley is on his way home‚ he overhears a group of people talking about the Potters‚ saying

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    English 12CP 21 December‚ 2012 Harry Potter The Harry Potter novels have been known to captivate children and young adults with their intriguing fictional stories. These novels have encouraged many children to show an interest in reading. Even though the Harry Potter books have aided in the rise of kids interest in reading‚ “the Potter books topped the 1999 top-ten list of protested books complied annually by American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom with 472 complaints about

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    David Elsea Sociology 11/17/2011 Pop culture of Harry Potter A popular thing that has swept the world lately is the franchise Harry Potter. It is a film series that is based on the novels written by J.K. Rowling. The series has 8 films and was distributed by The Warner Bros. It was produced by David Heyman‚ and had four different directors for the series. The series is the highest grossing film of all time at 7.7 billion dollars world-wide. To explain how the stories origin came about

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