Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Many books are struggles between good and evil.  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a prime example of two groups of people going against each other to fight for what they believe is right, or in the case of evil, just for power.

I believe the whole theme of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is good always triumphs over evil.  In the end of the book, Voldemort and Quirrell try to kill Harry Potter because he will not give them the sorcerer’s stone.  However, since good (Harry) always over comes evil (Voldemort and Quirrell), they only end up hurting themselves by getting burned every time they touch Harry.  Another example is when Marcus Draco tries to get Harry in trouble during a broom flying lesson.  This only results in Harry impressing the teacher so much he is put on the Quidditch team, something first years are never allowed to do. The final point is at the very end of the book, Harry is the one who ends up with the sorcerer’s stone, not Voldemort or Quirrell, because he was the only one going to use it for good.

In this book, the author does a really good job of actually making me believe the characters are real people.  She describes them so vividly I can see them in my mind.  I especially like the character of Harry because at the beginning of the book he stands up for a kid in his class named Ron who is getting picked on by three kids who think they are better than everyone else.  Another character that I grew to love was, Ron.  He was Harry Potter’s first friend at Hogwarts and stands by him through everything, even the fight against the most feared evil wizard, Voldemort.  Although I love both Harry and Ron, my favorite character in this book was Dumbledore.  He was my favorite character because even when others didn’t believe in Harry, Dumbledore always stood by him and had his back.  Dumbledore also cared for everyone he came in contact with and was gracious when people were rude to him.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone reminds me in ways of another favorite book of mine called Twilight.  Both Twilight and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone are battles against good and evil.  Also, just as in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Twilight also has a major battle at the end of the book where the main sources of good and evil come face to face.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.  It is a book that would capture the attention of many different types of readers.