This study will explain the significance of characterisation in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. …show more content…
She read all the textbooks in advance and even knew a few spells before they arrive school. Furthermore, she does extremely well in class. “Flitwick told me in secret that I got a hundred and twelve percent on his exam…” (Rowling 271) Other than her hard work in revising and constantly answering questions in class, she did extremely well in exam. Her classroom demonstrations of her reading and of her eagerness to succeed in its practical applications render the excuse that she formulates quite plausible. (Bell 107) However, she is not good at everything. When they are having their first flying lessons, Hermione Granger’s had simply rolled over on the ground. (Rowling 146) Indeed she does exceedingly well in all of her class but her first flying lesson was not as successful. Moreover, her intelligence was shown as the story …show more content…
Rowling’s writing involves small hints that develop the theme of friendship, exploring the theme through her characters. This study can be exceeded to elaborate more on analysing more of Hermione Granger and Harry Potter’s personalities, such as heroic, curiosity. This can also be extended on analysing symbolism in the novel. It is important to analyse the two protagonists as it is crucial to the story line. In addition, this study reflects that the detail of characterisation helps to develop the themes and readers should put attention to the characterisation to understand the themes in a