J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (1997) asserts the ideas that what we find in our past may sometimes affect who we are in the present and that the choices we make define the type of life we live. Rowling supports these ideas through the “rebirth” of Harry Potter, upon learning about his origins and allowing Harry to make his own choices. Rowling’s purpose is to point out that although our past influences our lives, what really matters are the choices we make everyday that foreshadow which type of life we will live. She wants to convince the reader in order to convince the reader to consider their own decisions and how it has influenced the decisions they have made. Through the simple language used in the book and Rowling’s. …show more content…
Throughout his life, Harry has been hidden away and abused in the Muggle (human) world by his family and those around him while the wizard world that he never knew he belonged to revered him. It’s only after a decade that a small giant named Hagrid says, “Harry-yer a wizard,” (Rowling 60) and reveals Harry’s magic filled past and the heroic status he carries in the wizard world. Upon learning of his origin, Harry is forced to be reborn from being a small boy hidden away in a cupboard under the staircase to a wizard and hero known as the “Boy Who Lived”, for defeating the greatest threat his world had ever known. Despite the shock he receives after hearing the news, Harry overcomes his doubt and decides to not run away from his past but instead to embrace it. He willingly joins the world he was meant to be part of and evolves from a timid young boy into someone who defends the weak and helps others. On top of this, he develops a personality that isn't normal of that of an abused child since instead of being shy and pushing others away, his personality and charisma draw others to him. In the end, after embracing his newly discovered past, Harry evolves from an abused orphan into a young, prospering young wizard whose rebirth allows him to finally find