Discovering the Truth

There are different themes to the novel Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone, but one that is seen throughout the entire book, is the discovery of the truth. Harry discovers many truths that change his life forever.
Harry grew up believing that his parents died in a car crash, which is the reason for him living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin. He wishes for someone to take him away from that place as he does all the house work, gets the old clothes that does not fit his cousin Dudley anymore, barely gets fed, and is forced to live in a small cupboard under the stairs. The first lie is revealed to Harry when he is visited by Hagrid and receives his Hogwarts letter. Harry discovers that he's a wizard and cannot believe it at first, and discovers that his parents didn't die in a car crash but were murdered by a dark wizard named Voldemort. And that Voldemort tried to kill him as well but the curse rebounded and made Voldemort disappear, leaving only a lightning shaped scar: and that he is famous because of it.
Soon Harry enters the magical world and makes friends with Hermione and Ron. Later they discover that the sorcerer's stone is being kept at the school and that someone wants to steal it. Because of how Snape treats Harry and everyone else, they assume that Snape is the one tring to steal the stone. As the novel progresses, Harry learns more about his parents. How they were head boy and girl, his father a Gryffindor chaser, and that he looks just like his father James, except he has his mothers, Lily's eyes. This was a great dicovery as he never knew what his parents looked like or even knew their names.
By the end of the novel Harry discovers who is really trying to steal the stone and cannot believe it is actually professor Quirrell; who is actually sharing his body with Voldemort, following his orders. Harry is able to stop him and discovers the his mothers love for him was great, "to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved [him] is gone, will give [him] some protection forever" (Rowling, pg.372).
Harry discovers that Voldemort is trying to rise again and will do everything to come after him.


Work Cited:
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone. New York. 1997. Print.
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's Stone. Web. 6 May 2011. < http://www.metacritic.com/movie/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone >