The book is about 11 year old Harry Potter, who receives a letter saying that he is invited to attend Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry. He then learns that a powerful wizard and his minions are after the sorcerer's stone that will make this evil wizard immortal and undefeatable.

The Sorcerer's Stone, also known as the Philosopher's Stone, was one of the most magical objects in the Harry Potter series. The red stone had the ability to turn any metal into pure gold. More importantly, it had the power to create the Elixir of Life, a potion that would make someone drinking it immortal.

death According to Rowling, the main theme is death. Other major themes in the series include prejudice, corruption, and madness.

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In the first chapter, we learn that Harry Potter's parents were murdered by a dark wizard named Lord Voldemort. Harry was the only survivor, and no one can explain how or why he survived (because Harry was just a baby).

The fantastical, magical world of coming-of-age, adventure, and suspense ignites and improves a child's imagination. Harry Potter teaches essential life lessons (that are sometimes easier to learn in a fantasy book than in a realistic one).

The philosopher's stone, or more properly philosophers' stone (Arabic: حجر الفلاسفة, romanized: ḥajar al-falāsifa; Latin: lapis philosophorum), is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold (chrysopoeia, from the Greek χρυσός khrusos, "gold", and ποιεῖν poiēin, "to make") or ...

The Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone of the Harry Potter story is similar to the one of legend. Both can change metal into gold, both produce the Elixir of Life (which makes you immortal) and both were said to be created by Flamel. It was the Elixir of Life that drove Voldemort's desire for the Stone.

The theme is the message, lesson, or moral of a book. By asking crucial questions at before you read, while you read, and after you read a book, you can determine the main idea and theme of any book you are reading!

The underline theme which runs through all the series is the battle between good and evil. Some critics contend that the story is too dark for children to accept. However, Rowling has a different point of view. She believes that by facing their fears, children can learn to understand and over come their fears.

Jim Dale Jim Dale, narrator of the Harry Potter series.

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At the center of The Sorcerer's Stone is the importance of love from both family and friends. Though Harry's parents, Lily and James, love him a great deal, they die when he is very young, and he is placed in the care of his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon, Muggle relatives who treat him terribly.