Try to consider what makes that story mythological (or perhaps, conversely, why you think a particular work does not qualify as mythological). Focus on the protagonist (or mythological hero) some key events in the story. What I do not want is a "book report" or a summary of the plot of the work (possibly lifted from Wikipedia). I want your thoughts and ideas. That is the point of this class-to think critically and creatively.

The paper should be, in eight hundred fifty words be organized around a clear and specific thesis statement. You are required to include a "References" or "Works Cited" page at the end and document your sources properly using APA which should consist solely of the novel you are writing about for that paper. Outside sources are NOT allowed-I want YOUR personal opinions/ideas/etc. If your report indicates you lifted some, or all, of your paper from another sour especially Wikipedia, or Shmoop.com and online paper-writing services. be organized around a clear and specific thesis statement. You are required to include a "References" or "Works Cited" page at the end and document your sources properly using APA which should consist solely of the novel you are writing about for that paper. Outside sources are NOT allowed-I want YOUR personal opinions/ideas/etc. If your report indicates you lifted some, or all, of your paper from another sour especially Wikipedia, or Shmoop.com and online paper-writing services. a length should

Harry Potter Response Paper-Use the following, or come up with your own topic:

1) Compare Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with The Hobbit. What does each story tell us about the time and place from which it emerges (meaning what does The Hobbit tell us about post-WWI England, not Middle Earth)? What similarities do these societies share? What differences exist?

2) Compare Harry Potter to Bilbo Baggins. Which is the more typical mythological hero and why?

3) Compare Harry Potter to a character from popular culture (could be anything-the protagonist from an action film, a cartoon character, a television series) focusing on the elements of the mythic hero

4) Compare Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to other classical epics such as The Illiad, The Odyssey, Beowulf. Please only compare to a work you've actually read!

5) Compare Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and/or Harry Potter (the character) to stories from the Old Testament like Sampson

6) Compare Harry Potter to heroes from Greek and Roman (or other) mythology like Hercules or Zeus

7) Analyze Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone using Campbell's 17 stages of the monomyth. How does it fit/differ from this mold?

8) Analyze Harry Potter as a mythic hero. What makes him a hero? How does he not fit into this mold?