Worksheet on Harry Potter

Worksheet on Harry Potter

Sr	Title of the Movie – with explanation of title in the plot / its significance	Harry’s task	Voldemort’s presence	Horcrux (Destroyed by?)	Moral of  the Story	Hermione’s role including other girls	Central Theme
1	Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone	His main task is to find stone and stops Voldemort to getting the stone In order to reach his final destination, he along with his friends complete  the following tasks: By escaping from Flaffy go through trapdoor  To get rid from twisting tendrils which wraps around them By using Quidditch skills Harry has to find right key to unlock the door  To win a giant violent wizard’s chess game  Master a wizard’s riddle of poisonous potions	At the end it was revealed that he is present in the head of professor Quirrell	Quirinus Quirrell: It was destroyed  by  Harry at the end burning Quirrell’s skin	Moral is that never doubt on your capability because you never know your capabilities until you try it as well as we do not gain everything by fame, we have to prove capabilities.	Hermoine is emerging out as intellectual girl who supports Harry and Ron as well as she defeats Devil’s snare by using her magical power, in comparison to male characters, she seems more intelligent and perhaps without her idea it was not possible for Harry to reach at philosopher’s stone.	Friendship Courage Power, greed and desire
2	Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets	Harry’s task is to find out truth behind murders of muggles which is related with chamber of secret as well as to open the Chamber of Secret	Voldemort is presents in the body of  Tom Riddle	Tom Riddle’s Diary It was destroyed by Harry Potter stabbing it with basilisk’s fang in the chamber of secret	It is our choices, Harry that  show what we truly are, far more than our abilities Fame is fickle friend	Hermione dares to steal Polyjuice Potion fron Snape’s office because  they want to disguise themselves as to collect information about Heir of Slytherin, about the chamber opened by Slytherin. In the latter part her role was marginalized in comparison to male figures, as she is the one who identify some hints about creature through her readier in library but when she is not able to help Harry and Ron because she was petrified by basilisks.	The important of Choices  Tolerance of people who are different Rebellion  Friendship
3	Harry Potter and prisoner of Azakaban	Sirius Black’ a godfather of Harry was believed to be a right hand of dark god Voldemort and so as the Harry believes but after coming to know about actual facts, Harry attempts to prove innocence of Sirius Black as well as save his life from dementors.	Voldemort is not physically present in this part but his presence can be felt through the dream sequences of  Harry Potter		Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. Nobody comes to save us, ultimately we have to fight for our self	Hermione goes with shoulder to shoulder with his friend Harry in a way she is companion to him She seems more smarter and rational than everyone around her She uses time turner, a device given to him by McGongall in order to save Sirius Black and Buckbeak, half animal and half bird creature.	Justice and Judgment Failing of legal Systems Importance of loyalty
4	Harry Potter and the Goblet of  Fire	Though the Harry was not applied for competition, he was chosen as per Voldemort’s plan. In order to win Triwizard Tournaments following tasks are completed by him. To get a golden egg To find mate in underwater, To reach at Triwizard championship cup	Voldemort returns in his physical form, his presence can be found in the body of professor Moody		It matters not someone is born, but what they grow to be. It’s all about choices what you make and later on it prove your capabilities.	In this part Hermione becomes a more loyal friend than ever before who prepares Harry for his competition by giving him essential help through her research works	Good vs Evil Grief Power Politics
5	Harry Potter and the order of phoenix	When professor Dolores Umbridge forbidden the practices of the magic as per ministry’s order, Harry by opposing the authority, teaches a magic to the students. Along with his friend he also went to the ministry of magic through Thestrals to save Sirius Black from Voldemort	He turning out in his physical form		Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end. If not always in the ways we expect	Hermione gives an idea to teach the magic to students in defiance Ministry of magic as well as she herself also becomes a part in the battle of Ministry of magic’s dictum	Good vs Evil GriefPower Politics
6	Harry Potter and the half Blood Prince	Finally in this part Harry along with Dumbledore work for final battle against Voldemort.  Dumbledore give him task to convience Slughorn to confirm his suspicions about Voldemort’s rise.  Along with it Harry have also find the truth about Draco and has to gain information about Voldemort’s past.	Voldemort himself is alive in this part	Marvolo Gaunt’s ring which was destroyed by Albus Dumbledore	This part gives warning about trust our friend and it is necessary to open our eyes about things that seem too good  to be true.	Hermione is invited professor Slughan to join his Slug Club and she helps Ron retain his spot on the Gryffindor Quidditch.  She is portrayed as she has both swottiness and wisdom, when Dumbledore she promised Harry that she will stay with Harry’s side.  In this part Hermione’s wisdom and intuition remains unrivaled.	Power of self sacrifice Morality  The power of identity
7	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -1	Harry along with his two friends Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes  as Harry was suggested by Dubledore to do this.		Salazar Slytherin’s Locket was destroyed by Ronald Weasley	Never mistake confidence for courage as well as to face fear is necessary because it also tech you a moral lesson.	Hermione accompanies Harry in finding Horcrux and she also packs a magical bag filled with everything they could have need. As she is cleverer in reading and using her knowledge on right time she receives The Tales of Beedle the Bard from Dumbledore which helps her to decipher several secrets of Deathly Hallows	Courage Friendship Importance of second chance Immortality and Illusion of power
8	Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows part-2	This part becomes more darker and menacing then earlier, Harry’s tasks to find a Horcruxes  is continued in this part but as soon as Harry learns that he is the one of Voldemort’s Horcrux he surrender himself to Voldemort , he was killed by killing curse but Dumbledore’s spirit comes and says that Voldemort’s part was killed by his curse.	Voldemort is alive	Helega Hufflepuf’s Cup was destroyed by Hermione  Rowen Ravenclaw’s Diadem was destroyed by Harry potter was destroyed by Voldemort  Harry Potter Nagini  was destroyed by Neville Longbott	Being able to trust is moral strength as equal to virtue and bravery	Hermoine searches for Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes in their efforts to destroy the Voldemor.	Love Death Good vs Evil

Thinking activity: The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown

Daniel Gerhard Brown came into the world on 22nd June 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S. he is an American author best known for his thriller novels.

The son of a mathematics teacher and a church organist, Brown was raised on a prep school campus where he developed a fascination with the paradoxical interplay between science and religion. These themes eventually formed the backdrop for his books. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he later returned to teach English before focusing his attention full time to writing. 

Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 bestselling novels, including The Da Vinci Code, which has become one of the best selling novels of all time as well as the subject of intellectual debate among readers and scholars. Brown’s novels are published in 56 languages around the world with over 200 million copies in print.

Brown’s latest novel, Origin, explores two of the fundamental questions of humankind: Where do we come from? Where are we going?

"The Da Vinci Code"

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"The Da Vinci Code" is American mystery thriller film released in 2006 and was directed by ROn Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman, based on Dan Brown's 2003 best selling novel of the same name. 

1.Brown states on his website that his books are not anti-Christian, though he is on a 'constant spiritual journey' himself, and says that his book The Da Vinci Code is simply "an entertaining story that promotes spiritual discussion and debate" and suggests that the book may be used "as a positive catalyst for introspection and exploration of our faith."

I am agree with Brown’s statement that “Da Vinci Code” is simply an entertaining story that promotes spiritual discussion and debate”. Because what Dan Brown was done in his novel is necessary. We simply can’t trust religion because it is problematic. There are many wrong things, which are followed by people on the name of religion. Here Dan Brown tries to present them as it is. In the novel also we can see that Robert Langdon is in search of find out truth and at last he finds out the secret about Sarcophagus. So it also represents the search of an individual or it supports the idea of exploration of our faith. From this I can say that I am agree with both statements.

2. (If)You have studied ‘Genesis’ (The Bible), ‘The Paradise Lost’ (John Milton) and ‘The Da Vinci Code’ (Dan Brown). Which of the narrative/s seem/s to be truthful? Whose narrative is convincing to the contemporary young mind?

I have studied the some parts of The Bible and The Paradise Lost. Both are the religious book that deals with theology. But we can find that John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” gives some rational idea than Genesis. In Bible there are several lies about born of  Eve out of rib and on fall of man because of woman. This type of narrative is not convincing to the young mind. In “Da Vinci Code” from the Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting they try to find the truth of Jesus and Marry Magdalena’s relationship. I find that this is good than Genesis narration because here we can interpret image as per understanding and critical thinking.

3. What harm has been done to humanity by the biblical narration or that of Milton’s in The Paradise Lose? What sort of damage does narrative like ‘The Vinci Code’ do to humanity?

In the Paradise Lost we can find rational arguments through the character of Eve, but Genesis and Paradise Lost were wrote on the base of theology. There are no scientific evidences about whatever written in them like a heaven is created by god in six days. I think that religious book spreads wrong belief in society if people do not have enough knowledge or this ideas fall wrong without having logical arguments. I don’t  think that narration like “Da Vinci” creates any harm to society because it tries to give logical reasons and symbols to prove their point about Sarcophagus of  Madgalene.

4. What difference do you see in the portrayal of 'Ophelia' (Kate Winslet) in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, 'Elizabeth' (Helena Bonham Carter) in Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or 'Hester Prynne' (Demi Moore) in Roland Joffé's The Scarlet Letter' or David Yates's 'Harmione Granger' (Emma Watson) in last four Harry Potter films - and 'Sophie Neuve' (Audrey Tautau) in Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code? How would justify your answer

Representation of women in literary text and in film says a lot about hidden perception behind it. Ophelia, Elizabeth and Hester Pryne are portrayed as at some level they are dominated by male or they are supporter of male characters. Ophelia was ruled by her father, brother and Hamlet. She couldn’y do anything without the permission of male characters in her life.  Elizabeth is portrayed as same like Ophelia who was inferior to male. Hester Pryne  also did not reveal Dimmedale’s identity as the father of her child but she decided to live alone and fight against society. But the one factor is common that director used women body as a tool or took some close up to catch the attention of audience. From this I can say that they intentionally to satisfy male gaze attitude done this. Character of Sopie was presented in different than all of these. She is presented as rational thinker and knowledgeable also and director not used her body to get the attention from others.

5. When we do traditional reading of the novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’, Robert Langdon, Professor of Religious Symbology, Harvard University emerges as protagonist and Sir Leigh Teabing, a British Historian as antagonist. Who will claim the position of protagonist if we do atheist reading of the novel?

If we do atheist reading of the novel than we can find a Sir Leigh Teabling as protagonist character and Robert Langdon as a antagonist of the novel. Sir Leigh Teabling his historian and he was also searching a proof to prove his point and he also works in very systematic way to prove his point with logical arguments by using scientific evidence also. To prove his point of relation between Jesus and Marry he found DNA, for this he did not believe in religion. And the Robert Langdon knew everything about Sarcophagus but he did not reveal anything about it. Lea Teabling broke all the rule of Christianity to prove his views to the world.

Thinking activity: Waiting for Barbarians

Thinking activity: Waiting for Barbarians

J. M.Coetzee is a South African born novelist, critic, essayist, translator, linguistic. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on 9 February 1940, the elder of two children. 

He was widely noted for his novels about the effects of colonization.

Education

He got his earlier education at Cape Town and later at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Ph.D. degree in literature. After that in 1972, he returned to South Africa and joined the faculty of the University of Cape Town.

Works:

He is well known for his two fictional work; Dusklands and Waiting for the Barbarians, these work won South Africa's highest literary honor, the Central News Agency Literary Award; and the Lige and Times of Michael K. And for which Coetzee was also awarded his first Booker Prize in 1983. Coetzee became the first writer to win the Booker Prize twice.  His other well-known works are:

•       Foe 
•       Age of Iron
•       Diary of Bad Year
•       Slow Man
•       Life & Times of Michael K
•       The Childhood of Jesus
•       Disgrace
•       The Master of Petersburg

Waiting for the Barbarians

It is a torture novel about the local native population who is referred to as the "barbarians."The novel is written during the apartheid era in South Africa. And it is a political allegory about the paranoia at the roots of imperial narratives and the blood lust of colonial violence. Basically, it is the story of the unnamed magistrate who is the head of one town. The other character is Colonel Joll who represents a fictionalized empire. The entire story goes further with the rumor that Barbarians are planning to attack on Empire. To find out the truth Colonel Joll is traveling from town to town to find the truth. In this process, he also tortured men and many other nomadic prisoners. He keeps on showering his brutalities over other- the Barbarian people. After that Joll eventually leaves for another garrison and finally, the magistrate guiltily helps the surviving prisoners to recover.

The other important episode is that when magistrate encounters a blind bagger girl, one of the victims of Colonel Joll. He brings her at his home and while showering her, he comes to know that she has been tortured. The magistrate is torn between his desire to help her and his desire to sleep with her. But the girl denies this affection and chooses to clean and cooking for him. In this situation magistrate struggle with his complex relationship with the girl and decides to leave the girl with her own community. And he parts for it along with the girl and her four soldiers.

On the trip, the girl and the magistrate begin a sexual relationship. And after seeing the barbarian band ahead of them the girl decides to join them. After that on their way to home magistrate and soldiers met by a group of a hostile soldier. who escort them inside. A magistrate is charged with consorting with the enemy. He is tortured by Joll but he is released, surviving only because of the kindness of remaining friends. At the same time, fear of an impending barbarian invasion grow, the guards become more arrogant. Their actions indicate that barbarians are not an outsider but the colonizers. Three months pass and townsfolk come to know that they are defeated by barbarians without any violence. Magistrate tries to recover from this but he is also ashamed of being a part of Empire. At the end of the novel, each man of Empire including Joll are struggling for their own survival. And the magistrate is emerging out as a leader.

Thinking Activity: The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga

The White Tiger 

Arvind Adiga 

(Indo-Australian writer and journalist)

Aravind Adiga was born in 1974 in Madras (now called Chennai) and grew up in Mangalore in the south of India. He was educated at Columbia University in New York and Magdalen College, Oxford.

The White Tiger tells the story of Indian entrepreneur personality, stories of ‘rags to riches’. It is written by Indian author Aravind Adiga. It was first published in 2008 and won the 40th Man Booker Prize in the same year. It described “Dark Humor” and brutal realities of India. 

Key Facts

• Full Title: The White Tiger

• When Written: 2005-2008

• Where Written: USA and India

• When Published: 2008

• Literary Period: Contemporary

• Genre: Novel

• Setting: Modern day India

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(Q) How far do you agree with India represented in the novel The White Tiger?

        The representation of India in the novel is based on brutal realities. How poor and upper-class people live and the experience of the author can be found in the novel.

        In the journey from birth to dying how many harder levels faced by poor people, shown in the novel with the various incident. Arvind Adiga did a satire on the education system, people believe in superstitions, he satire on religion,  he makes fun of god and goddesses (Hanuman, Ganga), corruption, joblessness, master- slave relationships, servants treated as an animal (no dignity in work),   fight for have vs. have nots, dark India vs. light India and satire on Police. Yes, these are realities of India that can find in the novel.

(Q) Do you believe that Balram’s story is the archetype of all stories of ‘rags to riches’?

       

        Yes, when you are growing fast and others are not as much you then there is something different in your style, it may right or wrong also but here Immorality can find more in the Indian entrepreneur personality.

War for white-collar.

Balram’s story becomes the archetype of all stories. He becomes a businessman when he killed his master and stole his money. Balaram flees to Bangalore and he starts a new business of taxi with the help of Police.

Where in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, Jamaal becomes rich with own experience. He was a self-help book for himself. He faced the cruelty of society and system but these types of cases can find rare. Mostly use immorality to become rich, those who are loyal and honest to society and system they will go down in benefits.

(Q) Write a blog on similarities between The White Tiger and Slumdog Millionaire. Include following points:

1. Narrative structure - Wanted Poster # KBC show

Balram became famous by Wanted poster, Jamal by the KBC show.

#Chaiwala

Flashback technique used in both and parallel stories going on.

In the novel  The White Tiger, Balram writes letters to Wen Jiabao, the premier of China.

In the movie when Jamaal tries to find the answer of KBC, the story turns in the past. sequences are well connected so proper use of Greek Unities. 

(Q) Write a blog on similarities between The White Tiger and Slumdog Millionaire. Include following points:

1. Narrative structure - Wanted Poster # KBC show

The technique of flashback used and parallel stories going on in both.

In the novel  The White Tiger, Balram writes letters to Wen Jiabao, the premier of China.

In the movie when Jamaal tries to fins the answer of KBC story turns in the past. sequences are well connected so proper use of Greek Unities.

Jamal became famous by KBC show and Balram by Wanted poster.

2. Indianness

In the novel and in the movie satire on the system described by writer and director.

Education: Teacher's habits shown in the novel (Mouth freshener and splitting on wall copied by students) where buildings and the situation of an educational institute in the dirty environment shown in the film.

Slum area: Dirty areas and growing India captured in the movie.

Police: Police played a noxious role in both, in the novel Balram gave bribe to the police, while in the movie anchor of KBC did wrong with the help of police to entrap Jamal.  

List of the questions asked in the ' Slumdog Millionaire'.

 1. Who was the star in the 1973 hit film "Zanzeer"

ans. Amitabh Bacchan

  2. A picture of three lions is seen in the national emblem of India. What is written underneath it?

Ans.  The Truth alone triumphs

    

3. In the depiction of God Rama, he is famously holding what in his right hand?

 Ans. A bow and arrow

    

4. The song " Darshan Do Ghanshyam" was written by which famous Indian poet?

  Ans. Surdas

    

5. On the American One Hundred Dollar Bill, there is a portrait of which American Statesman?

 Ans. Benjamin Franklin

    

6. Who invented the revolver?

Ans.  Samuel Colt

    

7. Cambridge Circus is in which UK City?

 Ans. London

8. Which cricketer has scored the most first-class centuries in history?

 Ans.  Jack Hobbs

9. In Alexander Dumas' book, "The Three Musketeers", two of the musketeers are called Athos and Porthos. What was the name of the third Musketeer?

 Ans. Aramis

Reference:

http://www.aravindadiga.com/bio/index.html