Optional Tasks

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 360.

III. Dwell on the following.

II. Answer the questions.

The Christian allegory of the climax of the second book

Flaws and imperfections

egos; envy; ratty robes; jealousy; insensitivity; to break rules; to get into trouble; rigid; insecure;

to fight a serpent; to overcome a serpent with a sword; a double-edged sword; a snake summoned by the evil wizard's memory; medieval mystery morality plays; to overcome sinfulness.

1. What do kids see in Rowling's portrayal of the friendship between Harry, Ron and Hermione?

2. Why does Harry's friendship with Ron evoke every buddy movie ever made?

3. What kind of testament is the training academy for young wizards?

4. What is the Time Turner?

5. What essential lesson does Rowling teach her readers in terms of flaws and love?

6. What values do Harry Potter books honour in the first place?

7. What do you think of Harry Potter books and Harry Potter films? Reason your answers.

1. “Gender roles and relationships have been rearranged” in the course of time.

2. Imperfectness of wizards.

3. Controversy of Harry Potter books and messages they send.

4. The role of a phoenix in the second book as a mythological character and a classic symbol of Christ.

1. Dwell on medieval mystery morality plays and their relevance to the text and Harry Potter books in general.