Love versus hate:
At the end it was Love that conquered all, it killed professor Quirrell and saved Harrys life, this love also reflects how much Harrys parents loved him. At one scene this love had to contend with Voldermont's hate towards Harry for what happened when he tried to kill him.
Voldermont tries really hard to kill Harry, twice now and he has failed firstly in his own form and second time in Quirell's body.
The Dersley’s feelings towards Harry are also another type of Hate, the way they treat his son as compared to how they treat Harry one can easily see whose treatment is cushioned with love and care. I think that Harry’s bedroom under the cupboard is a guide line, the type of clothes he wears and just how both his aunt and uncle speak to him. Dumbledore treats Harry with so much respect and care and I think this and the way Hagrid treats him, Harry got a fair share of Love to make him feel content even with how the Dersleys treated him.
Good versus evil:
Voldermont as a dark arts wizard versus Dumbledore’s clean and good way of doing things.
The Dersleys versus Hagrid, I contrasted these two because I feel that the Dursleys are evil towards Harry and Hagrid does good things even when he uses magic he uses it for good.
Friendship vs. hatred or enemies:
Malfoy portrays a lot of hate towards Harry were as Ron offers a lot of friendship and is always willing to sacrifice like when he sacrificed himself in the giant wizard
I couldn't have said it better myself Kamo thanks for bringing it up. Clearly one of the main themes are friendship vs. everything else and also love. These are the major themes that present themselves in the book.
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Perfectly,love vs hatred is one of the main themes in this book as said by both of you Kamo and Monique.But dont you also think that, BOLDNESS IN THE MAGIC WORLD can also be used as the theme becouse every adventure that Harry went through at Hogwards took boldness and courage. In actual fact,for a young boy at the age 10 to go through all the witchcraft practices so perfectly(Sekker, flying on the boom for the first time without any practice).
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Faustina
ReplyDeleteConfidence is there Harry shows a lot of it throughout the book, not only at the feild but also when he stands up against prof quirel and you know who in at the end. That showed a lot of caurage, so Tina you have something there Courage vs. Cowardness is another one, cowards like The Dursleys when they talk to their son, and Querall also potrayes a type of cowardness. I dont know if I have it there Girls... correct me if I am wrong.
Kamo