Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
When Fawkes the phoenix brings Harry the Sorting Hat in the Chamber of Secrets, the Hat produces a ruby-covered sword for Harry. Harry uses that sword to kill Slytherin's basilisk. The sword origin...
Setting
The setting that we really care about in Harry Potter is, of course, Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Privet Drive is simply nightmarishly normal and Mugglish. There’s nothing fantast...
What's Up With the Title?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the Harry Potter series. As J.K. Rowling has told us, the character of Harry Potter "really is the whole story. The whole plot is conta...
What's Up With the Ending?
The last chapter of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ties up all the loose ends of the novel. Ginny is reunited safely with the Weasley family. Immensely annoying Professor Lockhart leaves h...