Essays about: "Severus Snape"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Severus Snape.

  1. 1. The Impact of Preconceived Notions : A Literary Study of Moral Complexity in the Harry Potter Series

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Ämnesforskning

    Author : Antonia Alfredsson; [2020]
    Keywords : moral complexity; focalizer; narratology; preconceived notions; Harry Potter;

    Abstract : This essay examines the use of the character Harry Potter as focalizer in the Harry Potter series. The objective is to see how Harry’s preconceived notions are caused by his inability to grasp moral complexity. The study is conducted by a close reading of the novels with the focus on the relationship between Harry and the character Severus Snape. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender representations of dark fictional characters: A hermeneutic analysis of Harry Potter fan discussions on Reddit

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Jason Maurer; [2020]
    Keywords : fictional characters; media fans; Harry Potter; Reddit; gender representation; morality; villains;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to deepen our understanding of how audiences represent male and female dark fictional characters (DFCs) by exploring how Harry Potter fans discuss four of these characters on Reddit. Drawing on affective disposition theory as a guiding framework as well as previous investigations of gender representation and online fan cultures, I collected and analyzed 117 posts (containing 9,693 comments) about four DFCs from the Harry Potter franchise. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Controversy of Snape : A transactional reader response analysis of Severus Snape and why he divides readers of the Harry Potter book series

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Emma Östberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Severus Snape; Harry Potter; J.K. Rowling; Transactional Reader Response Theory; Reader Response Criticism; Louise Rosenblatt; Wolfgang Iser;

    Abstract : How can a character from a children’s book become so divisive that he causes arguments amongst adults? This essay uses transactional reader response theory to explain the reason why the character Severus Snape from the Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling is so controversial. READ MORE

  5. 4. Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape : The Different Motives of a Utilitarian and an Altruist to Keep Harry Potter Alive

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Jorunn Alvengren; [2018]
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  6. 5. Severus Snape : The Complexity and Unconventional Heroism of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter Books

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Emma Gustafsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Rowling; Severus Snape; Harry Potter; Heroism;

    Abstract : Being an evildoer and being evil is not always the same thing; author J.K Rowling’s character Professor Severus Snape from the Harry Potter series is balancing on that very line. READ MORE