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- 1. ◤ Critical Analysis ofHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Presented by Yashfa Malik
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- 3. ◤ Author J.K. Rowling Harry Potterand the Philosopher’s Stone, also called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first novel in the immensely popular Harry Potter series by British writer J.K. Rowling. Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International in 1990 when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London.
- 4. ◤ Summary ▪ Harry Potteris a misfit in his family of adopted parents. His family treats him as a slave. Harry soon comes to know that he is living in a world of Witches and Warlocks. Harry receives a letter from school of witchcraft and wizardry ( Hogwarts ). He goes eventually only to find He is a celebrity. When harry got to school he did expectably well. He was very good player at Quiddich player ( wizarding sport ). His friend and him realize that there is a secret in the school and they investigate.
- 5. ◤ Plot ▪ It isa story about Harry Potter, an orphan brought up by his aunt and uncle because his parents were killed when he was a baby. Harry is unloved by his uncle and aunt but everything changes when he is invited to join Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ▪ At Hogwarts Harry realizes he's special and his adventures begin when he and his new friends Ron and Hermione attempt to unravel the mystery of the Philosopher's Stone.
- 6. ◤ Characters ▪ •Harry Potter ▪•Ron Weasley ▪ •Hermione Granger ▪ •Rubeus Hagrid ▪ •Professor Dumbledore ▪ •Professor Severus Snape ▪ •Lord Voldemort
- 7. ◤ Harry Potter An 11-year-oldorphan living with his unwelcoming aunt, uncle, and cousin, who learns of his own fame as a wizard known to have survived his parents' murder at the hands of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort as an infant when he is accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- 8. ◤ Ron Weasley Ron isHarry's first and best friend at Hogwarts. They are BFFs from the get- go. Ron spends much of his time being overshadowed by his friends and family. Ron's closest friends are an international celebrity (Harry) and a brainiac (Hermione), and he feels intimidated by all his older brothers' reputations. Ron comes from a long line of wizards on both sides of his family, making him a pureblood. This would normally give his family a higher status in the wizarding world.
- 9. ◤ Hermione Granger Hermione’s characterdevelops significantly over the course of the story and sheds light on Harry’s character as well. At the outset, she is an annoying perfectionist, a goody-two-shoes who has read all the books for her classes in advance, has learned all about Hogwarts, and never breaks the rules.
- 10. ◤ Rubeus Hagrid Hagrid isthe groundskeeper at Hogwarts, but, man, he's so much more than that. He's pretty much the friendliest, most trustworthy, and most loving authority figure at Hogwarts. Hagrid means well and tries to keep secrets, but he's constantly letting things slip. He's kind of an open book in this way; he gives away the secret of how to get past Fluffy to a stranger in the Leaky Cauldron way too easily.
- 11. ◤ Professor Dumbledore Prof. AlbusPercival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organization dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort, the main antagonist of the series.
- 12. ◤ Professor Severus Snape Professor Snapeis the Potions teacher at Hogwarts and Head of Slytherin House. Snape has a hooked nose, greasy black hair, and sallow skin. He takes an instant dislike to Harry, which Quirrell later reveals is due to the fact that Snape and Harry’s father, James, hated each other when they attended Hogwarts together.
- 13. ◤ Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemortis a character and the main antagonist in J. K. Rowling's series of Harry Potter novels. The character first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was published in 1997. Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter, who according to a prophecy has "the power to vanquish the Dark Lord". He attempts to murder the boy, but instead kills his parents, Lily and James Potter.
- 14. ◤ Harry Potter andthe Sorcerer’s Stone Theme Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first novel in a seven-part series centering on protagonist Harry Potter, who discovers that he is a wizard when he is eleven years old. The series tracks an epic battle between good and evil in the wizarding world, but the first book is, in its essence, a coming-of-age story. At the center of The Sorcerer’s Stone is the importance of love from both family and friends. Though Harry’s parents, Lily and James, love him a great deal, they die when he is very young, and he is placed in the care of his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon, Muggle relatives who treat him terribly. When he goes to school at Hogwarts, Harry gains a group of friends—primarily Ron and Hermione
- 15. ◤ Power, Greed, andDesire ▪ For Harry and his friends starting school at Hogwarts, magic comes with a certain degree of power: the ability to make a feather levitate, to turn a match into a needle, to fly on a broomstick. But Rowling also hints at what happens when adult wizards grow greedy for power and the dangerous ramifications of that desire. Thus, not only does Rowling associate greed and the desire for power with evil, but she also argues that even more innocent desires can be harmful, because they can lead to a destructive kind of greediness.
- 16. ◤ Figurative Language Personification: In magicalworld of harry potter many different items come to life Example: The infamous sorting hat that talks like a person Simile: Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel -- Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig. The sentence above used similes because it has one of similes marker, “like”. Metaphors: Rowling uses metaphoric language and color in this sentence: “His face went from red to green faster than a set of traffic lights...Within seconds it was the grayish white of old porridge.
- 17. ◤ Criticism * The PraiseOf Gryffindors And The Neglect Of Slytherins * Hermione Is Smarter Than All The Professors? * Quidditch Should NOT Be Allowed At School * Snape's Obsession Over Lily Should Not Be Idolized * Why Would They Still Be Using Quills And Parchment?
- 18. ◤ Setting The first settingis with the Dursley's, of number four,Private Drive.Second, is in the Diagon Alley where wizards and witches go to shop for items like cauldrons,books,and magic wands.Next, is at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Then the setting goes to a forest by Hogwarts, the forbidden forest where the strange creature live.
- 19. ◤ Conclusion ▪ At theend of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, good conquers evil on many levels. Most obviously, Harry – with the help of his friends – keeps Voldemort from taking the Sorcerer's Stone. By doing so, they stop the Dark Lord from getting eternal life.