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Overcoming Hardships In Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

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The idea of overcoming hardships in life presented in Charlotte Brontë’s novel is also apparent in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone written by J.K. Rowling. Through the novels’ idea of orphans who overcome hardships in their lives and creating a new and better life for themselves, the author is conveying the message of not giving up and pushing through any negative circumstance. To begin with, an obvious similarity between the novels is the life stories of the two orphaned children. Jane’s father and Harry’s parents died while helping and protecting someone they cared about. In chapter two of Jane Eyre, Jane recalls memories of her Uncle Reed. She questions if her life would be different if he were still alive: “I doubted not- never
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