In the book “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” by JK Rowling and it brings us the conclusion to the Harry Potter saga. Harry is on the final stretch of his journey, and it’s the hardest part of his journey yet. Dumbledore, his mentor and friend, has left him with a near impossible task. Will they defeat Voldemort before everything wizarding has ever stood for is destroyed forever? Throughout the book, the author used author craft moves like symbolism and flashbacks. At the beginning of the book, we find ourselves at the last summer Harry will ever spend at the Dursley’s house on Privet Drive. The author uses symbolism here, but it has to be interpreted correctly for it to have any meaning. The symbol I am talking about is the tea cup outside of Harry’s room, left by Dudley. This is the first act of kindness Dudley has …show more content…
The Deathly Hallows (just like the title) are clear symbols in the story. The ring represents greed, the elder wand represents a want for power, and the invisibility cloak represents being clever. The ring represents greed because the only reason the first brother chose it was to bring back loved ones. He wasn’t thinking of others when he chose it, only of the gains he could have. But this came back to bite him when death claimed his soul. The elder wand represents a want for power because the only reason the second brother wanted it was to become the most powerful wizard duelist in the wizarding realm. He wanted power, but it was not enough to save him from death and so death claimed his soul as well. The cloak represents being clever because the third brother thought of others when he chose the cloak. He was thinking of his family and how they could survive longer when covered. Death could not claim his soul until he eventually came forward because he could not go on. But he passed it on to his family so that it could help them as well. This shows him being clever right in the