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Harry Potter Hero's Journey Essay

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Have you ever contemplated to yourself why such great myths like the Odyssey have been able to defy time? Unlike buildings or paintings that have slowly deteriorated over ages some of humanity’s greatest myths are still very much alive in today’s culture. They seem to be able to move through time like water from being able to connect with different people from generations and cultures. Over centuries these myths may change in subject matter or moral teachings, but one constant theme can be seen throughout them all. The story telling phenomenon of the hero’s journey can be found in almost every culture. Even in today’s literature poets, authors and philosophers rely on the Hero’s journey to guide them through the creative process. The twelve steps of the hero’s journey can be found in the thrilling story of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K Rowling. By examining these twelve steps found in Harry Potter we are able to see how the Hero’s journey manifest itself in twenty first century literature. The very first step in the hero’s journey just might be the most crucial when it comes to the reader to being able to connect to the hero. By introducing the hero to the reader in his ordinary world we are shown more humanistic qualities that some readers may see in themselves. Authors use tragedy to get readers …show more content…

Dumbledore comes to talk to Harry to ensure him his friends and the stone was safe and that Voldemort had vanished once again (Rowling; 1997,297). Resurrection comes when Harry and his friends are rewarded for their bravery and Dumbledore awards Gryffindor one hundred and seventy points giving them the win for the school’s house cup (Rowling; 1997, 306). Harry returns to his status quo when he travels back to his normal life with the Dursleys for summer vacation, however this time he had magic to defend himself (Rowling; 1997,

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