Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Analysis

Symbols, Imagery, Allegory

WandsWands represent individual personality and character. Each magically talented person in the book has a wand tailored to fit his or her personality, and each wizard or witch's wand is an extens...

Setting

The Muggle and Wizarding WorldsOne of the coolest aspects of the Harry Potter series is that we get access to two – count 'em – two worlds. And all for the price of one. While Hogwarts,...

Genre

Adventure, Children's Literature, Fantasy, QuestHarry Potter is hard to classify as a single genre – it's more like a recipe. For excitement. The primary ingredient is probably Children's Lit...

What's Up With the Title?

This title lets us know right away that we're in for a fun ride. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone sounds exciting and magical. It reminds us that we're clearly in the fantasy genre (with the i...

What's Up With the Ending?

At the end of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, good conquers evil on many levels. Most obviously, Harry – with the help of his friends – keeps Voldemort from taking the Sorcerer's...