This is a presentation I've made with my friend as one of Children's Literature Class' assignment

1. Harry Potter
&
Eragon
Members:
Febriano Mahesa
Kevin Sherman
Annas Jauhari

2. Review (The Novel)
• Written by J.K. Rowling
• Published on June
30th, 1997 by
Bloomsbury in London
• The novel won most of
the UK and US book
awards
• The novels consist of
seven books
• The Genre : Fantasy

3. Review
(The Movie)
• Released in London on
November 14th, 2001
• Based on the seven Harry
Potter novels
• Produced by David
Heyman, under the
Warner Bros Pictures.
• The highest grossing film
series of all time, with
over 6 billion dollars in
worldwide receipts

4. Summary
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
From the beginning of the story, it was told that Voldemort (an evil witch)
killed Harry’s Parents. Although the incident left a scar on Harry’s
head, luckily, harry was safe. Voldemort was vanished and Harry became
famous because of it. Harry then was taken by his muggle-family, the
Dursleys. When he was at his eleventh birthday, Hagrid came to take him
to Hogwarts, a school of magic. Harry then found out the truth that he
was a magician. While living at Hogwarts, Harry met with two persons
who later became his very best friends, Ron and Hermione. Together with
his friends, he revealed the dark secret that laid under the Hogwarts. A
philosopher’s stone, who once known as a magical stone that could revive
a death person back to life, was being targeted by Voldemort. Harry
Potter, Ron, and Hermione then joined forces, to save their world from the
wrath of Voldemort. Hermione’s intelligence saved them from any
obstacles, Ron’s determination brought Harry to the last chapter of their
adventure, and Harry’s bravery saved the whole world from being
conquered by Voldemort. They finally obstructed Voldemort’s plan to own
the philosopher’s stone.

5. Main Characters
• Harry Potter
• Ron Weasley and Hermione
Grangers
• Professor Dumbledore
• Voldemort

6. Fantasy Literature
• Point of view :
Third person limited point of view
• Theme :
According to the author, a major theme in the series is
death.
"My books are largely about death. They open with the
death of Harry's parents. There is Voldemort's
obsession with conquering death and his quest for
immortality at any price, the goal of anyone with
magic. I so understand why Voldemort wants to
conquer death. We're all frightened of it."

7. Fantasy Literature(ctn..)
The settings:
• Hogwarts  a fictional British boarding school for
wizards, where the curriculum includes the use of
magic
• Forbidden forest  A forest which is located near
Hogwarts school. It is inhabited by many magical
creatures such as unicorn, giant spiders, and Trolls.
• Diagon Alley  a fictional high street located in
London. It is accessible to the wizarding world, to
which it is something of an economic hub, but hidden
from Muggles (non-magical folk).

8. Fantasy Literature(ctn..)
• The Instruments:
The use of magical properties such as
wands, flying broomsticks, magic
potions, spells, philosopher’s stone and
invisible cloak.
• The Creatures:
Trolls, giant spider, unicorn, giant
snake, centaurs, house fairy, etc.

9. Controversy
• Harry Potter Books have been debated by
some religious groups and banned in some
countries
• They accused that the books promote
witchcraft
• Many critics have commented that the novel
contains occult or Satanic subtexts

10. The Bright Side
• The book represented important Christian
viewpoint; the power of self-sacrifice.
• It also showed the readers about the ways in
which people's decisions shape their
personalities
• Most reviews were very
favorable, commenting on Rowling's
imagination, humor, simple, direct style and
clever plot construction

12. Review (The Novel)
• Written by Christopher
Paolini
• Consists of four books (
4th book is not yet
finished)
• Eragon was released on
August 26, 2003
• Third-best-selling
children’s hardback book
of 2003 and the second-
best-selling paperback of
2005

13. Review
(The Movie)
• Released on
December 14, 2006
• Directed by
StefenFanfmeier
• Based on the novel
Eragon
• The novel was more
successful than the
movie

14. Summary
The story was about a young farmer boy named Eragon who found
a mysterious stone in the mountain. The stone was actually an egg.
A dragon hatched from the egg. Eragon named her, Saphira. Eragon
and Saphira must flee from their hometown because the corrupted
king, Galbatorix, wanted to capture them. The king sent his servant
Ra’zac to capture them. Eragon and Saphira got help from an old
man named Brom. Together they had to find the Varden, a group of
rebels who wanted to defeat Galbatorix. Unfortunately, Brom was
killed by Ra’zac but Eragon could escape and got to the Varden. A
Shade was sent from Galbatorix to destroy the Varden’s Keep.
Eragon and the Varden made their final stand to protect their city
from Shade. Finally, Eragon killed the Shade and he became a hero.

15. Main Characters
• Eragon
• Shapira
• Brom
• Galbatorix
• Shade

16. Fantasy Literature
• Point of view : Third-person limited
• Theme : revenge, romance, and betrayal
• The setting:
Alagaesia – this is the world where Eragon lived
Carvahall – a village where Eragon came from.
He and his family lived here.
Tronjheim – the Varden’s capital city

17. Fantasy Literature
The creatures:
• Dragon
• Elf
• Dwarf
• Urgal
• Shade

18. The Critics for the Movie
• It received mostly negative reviews
• Tenth worst film of 2006
• The Hollywood Reporter described this movie
as lack of mixture and depth
• The only positive review described as “fun”