Essays about: "Voldemort"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Voldemort.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. A Comparison of Jane Eyre and the Harry Potter Books as Novels of Development

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Amanda Sellers; [2018]
   Keywords : Brontë; Rowlings; Bildungsroman; Novel of Development; Identity; Quest; Family; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Although written during different centuries, both Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter books follow the protagonist’s journeys from childhood to adulthood, which is why they are both often described as novels of development. READ MORE

4. 3. Predicting Service Metrics from Device and Network Statistics

   University essay from KTH/Kommunikationsnät

   Author : Paolo Forte; [2015]
   Keywords : Quality of service; machine learning; network statistics; key-value store; Voldemort;

   Abstract : For an IT company that provides a service over the Internet like Facebook or Spotify, it is very important to provide a high quality of service; however, predicting the quality of service is generally a hard task. The goal of this thesis is to investigate whether an approach that makes use of statistical learning to predict the quality of service can obtain accurate predictions for a Voldemort key-value store [1] in presence of dynamic load patterns and network statistics. READ MORE

5. 4. Good or evil? : Attitudes to Death in the Harry Potter Novels.

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

   Author : Sofia Ståhl; [2014]
   Keywords : attitudes; death; love; good; evil; Harry Potter;

   Abstract : This essay will look at some characters from the Harry Potter novels, their attitude to deaht and their ability to love. The focus is to look at how their different stances to death and love make them good or evil. Most attention will be given to some key characters: Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter, Severus Snape, and Albus Dumbledore. READ MORE

6. 5. Abandoned Children in Literature: The Orphans in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Cecilia Friis; [2013]
   Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Orphans and abandoned children have been a prominent motif in literature for centuries. In modern times, one of the most famous orphan stories is J.K. Rowling’s book series about Harry Potter, who is an orphaned wizard. READ MORE