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Summary. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. There exists a magical world of carrier owls and robed witches and wizards, much unlike the Muggle, or nonmagical, world. A dark wizard, Lord ...
It was first published in Britain in 1997 and appeared in the United States the following year under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The book’s imaginative story line about a boy wizard made it an enduring hit with both children and adults. Summary. Ten-year-old Harry Potter is an orphan who lives in the fictional London ...
Full Book Analysis. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a seminal work in contemporary fiction, laying the foundation for the immensely popular series of books by J. K. Rowling. The book not only introduces the protagonist, Harry Potter, but also establishes the magical world of witches and wizards in which Harry’s character develops.
Summary. Analysis. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley live “perfectly normal” lives. Vernon Dursley is a large, “beefy” man who works at a drilling firm. Petunia Dursley is thin and blonde and tall. Mrs. Dursley has a sister, Lily Potter, whom she pretends doesn’t exist, because she and her husband are as “unDursleyish” as possible.
The book was first published in the United Kingdom on 26 June 1997 by Bloomsbury. It was published in the United States the following year by Scholastic Corporation under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It won most of the British book awards that were judged by children and other awards in the US.
Analysis: Chapters 5 & 6. The shopping trip to Diagon Alley and the train journey to Hogwarts represent not a total abandonment of Harry’s earlier life, but in many ways represents a more magical and mythical version of it. The Muggles’ world and the wizards’ world are not opposites, but parallels. Certainly there are major differences as ...
A summary of Chapter 2 in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
