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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Luigi Galvani, MARY SHELLEY …
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
LANGUAGE AND THEMES
The
language
in the book change according to the carachters and their
personality
:
Hagrid > slang
Dobby > 3rd person
Dumbledore > wisely
Harry and Tom Riddle > Parseltounge
Our choises will define us, and not our ability
Friendship between Hermione, Harry and Ron
Never give up in front of obstacles
Bravery;
Fake loyalty;
Racism.
CONTEXT AND AUTOR'S BACKGROUND
This book is part of a series that is one of the most famous in the fantasy genre.
J.K.Rowling was a french theacher who started writing this book after her
divorce
and in a
poverty
period of her life.
She started writing to
avoid falling in depression
and when she finished
no one wanted to publish her
book, so she maneged to publish it herself.
Than she became famous and won the Children's book awards.
THE ACTANTIAL MODEL
The actantial model is a type of analysis where we focus on the
actions
of the carachters, the quest(s) and the final mission
GENERAL INFORMATIONS
During his summer vacation Harry came back to
HOGWARTS
because of Dobby.
Once there he start listening
STRANGE VOICES
in his head, with his friends' help, he'll discover the mystery of the
CHAMBER OF SECRETS
where he have to
KILL the BASILISK to SAVE GINNY and DEFEAT VOLDEMORT
England, 2nd year in Hogwarts,
Harry Potter; Hermione; Ron;
Dobby, Hagrid, Ginny, Draco, Dumbledore, Mcgonagall
Voldemort, Aragog, Pr. Snape, Pr. Lockhart
CLICHéS
We can say that this book is full of
"original clichés"
Basilisk > Dragon
Ginny > Damsel in distress
Underground chamber > Tower
A special sword has been used to slay the monster
Battle between good and evil
Luigi Galvani
Agrippa
Albertus Magnus
He found the philosopher's stone
An alchemical succes you could create the elixir of life which gives you immortality
Attempt to purify base metals and transform them into pure metal
Giovani Aldini
He made experiments on the regeneration of life on dead bodies thanks to the 1752 murder act.
The dead body moved his legs and arms
Paracelsus
Chemist and Biologist brought the use of chemicals in medicine
Hypothesized the bond between electricity and life which produce the contractions of muscles
Galvani's studies were crucial for the invention of the chemical cell and introduced the concept of nerve signal
MARY SHELLEY
FRANKENSTEIN
NARRATIVE AND POV
3 Narrative modes: narration, dialogue, and 1st person
POV: Mainly from Victor Frankenstein but also captain Walton and the monster
GENRE
Science fiction
Gothic Novel
Setting
realistic
The story take place in Switzerland but the characters move around the Europe
Element
Gloomy atmosphere and mysteriuous characters
Epistolary Novel
Letters
Not fully an Epistolary Novel because it isn't composed only by letters
THEMES
Prejudice
The monster was born innocent, the society will descriminate him only because of his aesthetics making it evil
Prometheus
The novel is subtitled also as "The modern Prometheus" which refers to the aspiration of the scientists of the time subverting the rules of nature to achieve progress
Twice
The doctor and the creature are one the alter ego of the other
MESSAGE
The pursuir of knowledge it's a scientist responsibility
Who was the real monster of the story? The monster or the doctor?
Luca Corvi
10 Keywords
3 CREATURE
4 SCIENCE
5 PROMETHEUS
6 LETTERS
7 VOYAGERS
8 SENSE
2 FAMILY
9 LIGHT
1 NIGHTMARES
10 IMMORTALITY
She married Percy Bysshe but the marriage wasn't going well because of adultery
She devoted herself to promoting her husband poetry
Born on August 30, 1797, London
Her mother died after birth
She didn't have a formal education
She started writing Frankenstein in 1826 in switzerland
She was inspired by their sailing trips on the lake and nights telling each other ghost stories
The father influenced her style
Philosopher's stone
THE RESTAURATION (1660/1714) AND THE AUGUSTAN AGE (1714/1760)
CHARLES II
JAMES II
2 POLITICAL PARTES
GEORGE I
GEORGE II
AFTER (16th century)
Slave trade from Africa
Poor people suffered because of the ENCLOUSURE ACTS
Used Prime Minister too, fought 2 wars
Unpopular
Robert Walpole (Prime Minister) had more power
TORIES
Old aristocracy
WHIG
Middle classes
Catholicism as main religion, opposition by the parliament
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
BILL OF RIGHTS
William d'Orange defeat King James
Struggle between anglicans and catholics
Puritans
ROYAL SOCIETY - 1660
AUGUSTAN AGE
Also called ENLIGHTENMENT, It was important for literature and it's compared to the era of Caesar Augustus
JOURNALISM
Political parties influenced the big number of newspaper sold
ALEXANDER POPE AND JOHN DRYDEN
Augustan Age's poets continue the trend of SATIRE
NEW READING PUBLIC
Printing technology
Growing middle classes
Circulating libraries
COFFE HOUSES
GENDER INEQUALITY
MALALA
LIFE
Pakistan, 1997
In 2008 talibans took control of the city
In 2012 Malala was shot
In 2014 opened the fund
In 2018 she started studying
In 2020 she graduated
FUND
Connect
Invest
Advance
Amplify
GIRLS EDUCATION
Child labour
Early marriage
Conflicts
Costs
Gender bias
Health
Poor equality
SCIENCE WORKS AND INVENTING
3 MAIN GOALS
INVENTING;
INNOVATING;
COMPAINING
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THE NOVEL
FEATURES
Ordinary setting and situation, imitating life and common people
NOVELIST AND TYPE OF NOVEL
Jonathan Swift
Daniel Defoe
Samuel Richardson
Henry Fielding
Laurence Sterne
There are 7 types of novel
PROSE concentrated mainly on religion and philosophy with THOMAS HOBBES and JOHN LOCKE
Production of philosophical and scientific works
MOTTO: " Nuillius in verba"
