Essays Tagged: "Half-Blood Prince"

The Phenomenon of "Harry Potter" and Why it Appeals to so Many.

as become a critically acclaimed literary phenomenon. Nearly seven million copies of The Half Blood Prince were sold within the first 24 hours of the book's release in the U.S. alone. Five million cop ... has created books within Harry Potter to make the story come alive.Prior to reading The Half Blood Prince, I had never read any of the previous Harry Potter books. Now that I have read The Half Blood ...

(2 pages) 38 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince"

The much awaited book of 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' brought no disappointment to children and adults of the world alike. J.K Rowling set the wor ... e from a second hand Potions book filled with writing by someone calling themselves "The Half Blood Prince." Two students are mysteriously attacked and almost killed by some unknown thing or curse. Lo ... of events Death Eaters pay a visit to Hogwarts, and Snape, revealed to be the mysterious Half Blood Prince who wrote in Harry's book and who Dumbledore has always trusted to be on the good side, kills ...

(2 pages) 34 4 4.3 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Is the Harry Potter phenomena reviving children's love for books or creating a new generation of occult followers?

In the first 24 hours of publication, the latest Harry Potter book (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince), sold 6.9 million copies in the USA and over 10 million throughout the rest of the world. Th ... d the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the last three of which end with the death of characters close to Harry (Cedric Diggory, Sir ...

(5 pages) 59 1 4.3 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Harry Potter Comparison Essay

y Potter series grow up with the audience. While watching the films The Philosopher's Stone and The Half-Blood Prince we see that the characters and in particular Harry grow up cognitively, morally an ... e they are also looking for friends and trying to bribe them into being their friend. Whilst in The Half-Blood Prince Harry is trying to protect his friends from the dangers they may face. Harry is a ...

(4 pages) 4 0 0.0 May/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies