Comparison of Harry Potter and Jane Eyre - 905 Words

Harry Potter and Jane Eyre are two novel characters who have quite a lot of similarities. In their early childhood, both were raised as orphans, both experienced cruelty and unkind treatment from relatives who were supposed to take care of them, both were given opportunity to study and live far away from the people who treated them harshly, and both of them had a life-changing experience in their respective schools. Both Harry Potter and Jane Eyre grew up and lived with their relatives. Harry Potter lived with the Dursleys while Jane lived with the Reeds. Reading their story and how they had to live every single day of their lives with such cruel, unkind and selfish relatives†¦show more content†¦The life of Harry Potter changed when he was finally introduced to his true identity, a wizard, and had to attend school at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As for Jane, she eventually had the chance to be away from the Reeds and study at Lowood Institution, a school for orphaned girls. School was both tough and pleasant for Harry and Jane. Both had instant friends and instant enemies. Attending school is perhaps a taste of normalcy in their lives, except that their past still haunted and defined their characters. Harry was known at school as â€Å"the boy who lived† having survived the attack of a notorious wizard (Rowling 18); while Jane had to carry with her the rude description that her aunt made of her which is â€Å"deceitful† which resulted in her being labeled as â€Å"liar.† As a result, both Harry and Jane had to face the difficulty of trying to fit in and at times, had to bear the bitter consequences. Hard as it may seem, Harry and Jane managed to get through the most difficult phases at school and eventually found solace and comfort in the company of their true friends. Harry Potter discovers true friendships at Hogwarts through Ron Weasly and Hermione Granger. They protect and defend each other oftentimes with the help of Hagrid, a staff member at Hogwarts who had grown fond of them and protects Harry in so many ways. Jane Eyre, on the other hand,Show MoreRelatedLiterary Criticism : The Free Encyclopedia 7351 Words   |  30 PagesAgathon, by Christoph Martin Wieland (1767)—often considered the first true Bildungsroman[9] Wilhelm Meister s Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1795–96) 19th century[edit] Emma, by Jane Austen (1815) The Red and The Black, by Stendhal (1830) The Captain s Daughter, by Alexander Pushkin (1836) Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontà « (1847)[21] Pendennis, by William Makepeace Thackeray (1848–1850) David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens (1850) Green Henry, by Gottfried Keller (1855)[22] Great Expectations