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1、江苏省常州市西夏墅中学高中英语 Unit4 Films and film events文化背景 牛津译林版选修8A brief introduction of Harry PotterHarry James Potter is the title and the main character of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series. The books cover seven years in the life of the lonely orphan(孤儿) who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he
2、is a wizard. He attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn magic. Under the guidance of the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Harry discovers that he is already famous throughout the wizarding world(巫师界), and that his fate is tied with that of Lord Voldemort, the universally feare
3、d Dark wizard who killed Harrys father and mother.Second to fourth booksIn the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets哈利波特与密室, Rowling pits Harry against Tom Marvolo Riddle, Lord Voldemorts memory within a secret diary which has possessed Rons younger sister Ginny Weasley. When Muggle-b
4、orn students are suddenly being petrified, many suspect that Harry may be behind the attacks, further alienating him from his peers. In the climax(高潮), Ginny disappears. To rescue her, Harry battles Riddle and the monster he controls that is hidden in the Chamber of Secrets. In the third book, Harry
5、 Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Rowling uses a time travel premise. Harry learns that his parents were betrayed(背叛) to Voldemort by their friend Peter Pettigrew, who framed Harrys godfather Sirius Black for the crimes, condemning him to Azkaban prison. When Sirius escapes to seek revenge, Harry
6、 and Hermione use a Time Turner to save him and a hippogriff named Buckbeak. But Pettigrew escapes, and an innocent Sirius remains a hunted fugitive.In the previous books, Harry is written as a child, but Rowling states that in the fourth novel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harrys horizons a
7、re literally and metaphorically widening as he grows older. Harrys developing maturity becomes apparent when he becomes romantically interested in Cho Chang, a Ravenclaw student. Tension mounts, however, when Harry is mysteriously chosen by the Goblet of Fire to compete in the dangerous Triwizard To
8、urnament, even though another Hogwarts champion, Cedric Diggory, was already selected. It is actually Voldemorts elaborate scheme to lure Harry into a deadly trap. During the Tournaments final challenge, Harry and Cedric are teleported to a graveyard. Cedric is killed, and Voldemort, aided by Peter
9、Pettigrew, uses Harrys blood in a gruesome ritual to resurrect Voldemorts body. When Harry duels Voldemort, their wands magical streams connect, forcing the spirit echoes of Voldemorts victims, including Cedric and James and Lily Potter, to be expelled from his wand. The spirits briefly protect Harr
10、y as he escapes to Hogwarts with Cedrics body. For Rowling, this scene is important because it shows Harrys bravery, and by retrieving Cedrics corpse, he demonstrates selflessness and compassion. Says Rowling, He wants to save Cedrics parents additional pain.” She added that preventing Cedrics body
11、from falling into Voldemorts hands is based on the classic scene in the Iliad where Achilles retrieves the body of his best friend Patroclus from the hands of Hector. Rowling also mentioned that book four rounds off an era in Harrys life, and the remaining three books are another, Hes no longer protected. Hes been very protected until now. But hes very young to have that experience. Most of us dont get that until a bit later in life. Hes only just coming up to 15 and thats it now. 2
