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Student Essay on Critical Analysis of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

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J. K. Rowling
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Critical Analysis of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

Summary:   Essay provides a critical analysis on "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling.


Title: Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

Author: J.K. Rowling

Publication Date:1997

Time Setting: This time and it took up one year

Place Setting: Privet Drive and Hogwarts

Theme: the theme is truth and friendship

Main Characters: Harry: an orphan that later finds out he is a wizard

Ron: a wizard that becomes Harry's friend

Hermione: a witch that also becomes harry's friend

Neville: a wizard that becomes Harry's friend that learns how to stand up for himself

Malfoy: a wizard that hates Harry

Hagrid: the game keeper at hogwarts

Albis Dumbeldor: the head wizard at hogwarts

Snape: a teacher that harry thinks is evil

Plot Summary: Harry's parents were killed by Voldemort. So he had to live with his aunt and uncle who are mean to him. Later he starts to get letters from a place called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardtry. His aunt and uncle refused.....

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