The novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is quite similar to other novels we have read in Ms. Froehlich's class. Harry Potter's chracter reminds me a lot of Oskar Schell from our summer reding book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Both these young men have had their fathers killed while they were still at a very young age. Oskar's father perished in the September 11th attacks, and Harry's was murdered by the Lord Voldemort. Harry visits his parents' grave much like Oskar went to the graveyard to find his father's grave. When Harry enters the cemetary, he sees a memorial and the author describrs, " Harry drew closer, gazing up into his parents' faces. He had never imagined there would be a statue..." (324). Harry and Oskar both suffer similar problems: having lost their fathers.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows also reflects some of the same principles as Richard Wright's memoir, Black Boy. Just as Richard longed to be on his own and away from his family, Harry desperately wants to leave His aunt and uncle's home and go off into the wizarding world. Richard also has a very awkward relationship with his Aunt after he misbehaved in her class, and as a result the two do not get along very well. Harry and his Aunt Petunia aren't very close, either. Since Harry was left at her house after he was orphaned as a young child, Petunia does not treat him with the loving care a guardian should. When she says goodbye to Harry for the last time, the author describes, "She gave him an odd, tremulous look and seemed to teeter on the edge of speech, but then, with a little jerk of her head, she bustled out of the room with her husband and son" (42). The similarities of Harry's character to those of Oskar and Richard reflect how the three books share some of the same ideas.
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