Rowling's popular series of books based on the beloved hero, Harry Potter have proved to be everything a classic journey should involve. ... Harry Potter is a modern tale with mythological themes and archetypes that follows all of these functions. ... As it moves to the next function, Harry Potter becomes a boy of exceptional moral character with a foster family whose wickedness and inferiority prevent him from realizing his destined greatness, despite the fact that the lightning scar on his forehead literally marks him for it. ... But one must learn to know oneself in order to kno...

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• Grade Level: High School