Essays on J. K. Rowling

Miriam Webster dictionary defines failure as the “lack of success”. However, this world has set its guidelines for what is deemed as a success or a failure. Events such as “not being able to graduate in a particular amount of time”, “not being able to…

The Book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K Rowling, was published by Scholastic in 1990, has 435 pages, and a reading level of 6.7 (MG). It’s Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts and he learns that the mass murder, Sirius Black, has…

The story begins when Dudley’s aunt Marge comes to visit Dursley’s. Harry sees on Muggle television that a prisoner named Sirius Black has escaped. Marge insults Harry’s parents, which is why he uses magic on her. Marge inflates like a balloon which creates chaos in…

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third installment of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The story focuses on Harry Potter, a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and his two best friends, Ron and Hermione on their…

Many of the books considered classical children’s literature today, such as Peter Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan or the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, The Wind in the Willow and Winnie the Pooh, are in fact stories that little children were told over…

Failure Is Not the End of the Story Most people don’t reach their dreams, not because of failure, but because they give up. Those who succeed, don’t stop at one failure. They don’t stop at 10 failures. They don’t stop at one hundred, one thousand,…

In the 1930s, Nazi Germany distributed an anti-Semitic storybook called “Trust No Fox on his Green Heath and No Jew on his Oath”. A hundred thousand copies of this were circulated to the school-children of Germany. Around the same period, USSR was producing storybooks such…

Analysing Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling is an emotion-filled, fantasy novel with the perfect amount of rises and falls that leave you reading so quickly, you can’t turn the pages fast…

The story of Harry Potter begins as Harry Potter is about to celebrate his eleventh birthday. All of his other birthdays have come and gone rather plainly and uneventful. The Durselys whom he lives with have never given Harry a birthday present and constantly abuse…

J. K. Rowling’s, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was published in 1998. While the popular series has a sort of cult-following, with seven books, eight movies, tons of merchandise, and even a theme park, there are many people that disagree with key elements of…

Dissuasion of Divination Divination is a very prevalent theme in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. There are multiple scenes throughout the novel that depict scenes of active divination, identifying omens, and even a scene that could be considered prophetic interpretation. The…

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone While each movie introduced into society brings a new sense of reality, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone written by J. K. Rowling and directed by Chris Columbus brought a whole new world into the lives of millions. Not…

Joanne ‘Katherine’ Rowling is known to be one of the world’s most accomplished writers and her success story is one recognized by many. She takes the titles of being a writer and a philanthropist and has inspired and entertained children and adults across the globe….

The Psychology of Harry Potter edited by Neil Mulholland investigates the world of Harry Potter. A variety of professors speak on the psychological theories of the wizarding world. Psychology professors contributed their time to connect various theories to the events that took place in Harry…

From evolution to witchcraft, education pushes the traditional parent away from some parts of lessons because of religious or personal opposition. In every classroom, decisions need to be made that pit student’s learning against parents’ disapproval in importance. While parental involvement is undeniably vital, students…