For my book love book, I read the novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling. This book falls under the fantasy category. The theme of the morality of humility is conveyed through the actions of the main character. When Harry is attempting to defeat the world's most powerful dark wizard, he still conquers his problems head-on, unphased by the power. The novel is about a young boy who survived the curse of a dark wizard, Voldemort, and allegedly killed him. This young boy, Harry grows up with his mean aunt and uncle and then gets sent to Hogwarts, a school for wizards. Harry meets many new friends, and enemies along the way. He faces countless troubles but never fails to face them. I thought that this book was overall an enjoyable read. It had relatable characters, while still maintaining the feeling of fantasy. Through the language in the text, the author conveyed the opinion that Harry is a fun and lovable character to whom many teens can relate. I agree and disagree with this opinion. I also think that many young children can see themselves in Harry making him a relatable character. However, I don’t think that Harry is a very fun character. He is very serious and always has a plan. In my opinion, the fun character is Harry’s best friend Ron. Ron is the comedic relief and overall a silly character (even if he doesn’t mean to be). Another opinion that the author seems to convey through her writing is that Harry is very humble. I would agree with this because Harry never intentionally drew attention to himself, especially for doing something good. Even after Harry got famous at Hogwarts, he still was very modest about the whole situation, never boasting about anything. The way Harry is conveyed by the author reminds me of the novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler. In that series, there are also more serious characters and comedic relief characters. I like Handler’s balance of seriousness and comedy. I think that J.K. Rowling could have used more comedy like in Handler’s series. This book affected me by showing the potential downfalls of assumption. In the book, everyone assumed that Voldemort was dead, which later, proved to not be true. This lesson can be related to the real world as well. Never assume something without proof, or it could come back to bite you. Before I read the book, I would sometimes make assumptions about others and they would not always be correct. Now, after I have read this book I know not to presume something about someone, or at least not without proof. Overall, this book was entertaining and shows the impact of assumption.
Mika S.
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