In the novel “Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling the interactions between children and adults share a common feature, whether in the Wizarding world or muggle world. That is, the adults do not view children as independent people but rather viewing them as a pawn to be shuffled around. As Hogwarts is considered to be the safest place in the Wizarding world the professors tend to dismiss the complaints of their students and believe they cannot come to any real harm while on campus. Meanwhile, the teachers will use the children for their academic prowess and failures to further their own house’s success in the competition for the House Cup. Though Harry, Ron, and Hermione continually prove their capability to learn well-guarded …show more content…
In doing so, the adults will withhold information from Harry. They believe that if he does not know exactly what there is to fear he will not live in fear. Harry has a right to know what happened to his parents, who tried to kill him. Furthermore, even a child has a right to know their own identity. Harry’s guardians withhold information from the boy and put him in a situation where he must search for answers, often at his own risk. Hermione and Ron are outsiders to Harry’s life when they meet the famous “boy who lived” however, they already have a greater knowledge of Harry’s life than Harry does. This demonstrates that the witches, wizards, and other adults in Harry’s life have more respect for Voldemort than for the boy he attacked. Later in the novel when the children begin investigating abnormal events within Hogwarts the teachers dismiss the children and their questions; they underestimate Harry, Ron and Hermione’s intelligence. QUOTE. When confronted with an imminent threat to Hogwarts the trio approaches a trusted advisor, the head of Gryffindor house, for assistance in the matter. McGonagall tells them to “go enjoy the warm weather” rather than worry about what may happen. McGonagall will not admit that the children may be capable of knowing something she does not. Thus the three first-years are left alone to handle the threat of a dark wizard breaking into Hogwarts to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, a danger they should be nowhere
As I read pages 58-59 in chapter 4, I found out that being family doesn't always put you on a higher pedal stool as an outsider. Joe's father left him to live by himself in an unfinished house at the young age of 15. Joe's stepmom did not enjoy living with him and with no consideration of his mother's death; she easily persuaded Harry to abandon his own flesh and blood. Thula, the stepmother is pure evil for those actions. Joe's father, Harry, on the other side is not innocent either.
Additionally, “The children, ... were systematically turned against their parents and taught to spy on them and report their deviations.” (II, 3, p140) Spying leads to the disintegration of trust in the otherwise strong parent-child bond because the children are a constant threat to their parents. When Winston asks Mr. Parsons who denounced him for thought crime, Mr. Parson replies, “It was my little daughter... I’m proud of her.
Thus, towards the school year, if a child is still doing wrong with their work, a professor can then take the problem more seriously. Serious as in, speaking with their guardians and notifying the student that he or she has been caught in the
Technology! You don 't have the foggiest idea about what 's behind it. In The Veldt, Bradbury demonstrates the perusers how innovation can be unsafe that can prompt contempt and frailty among the relatives which will prompt not believe each other. He likewise talked about in his book that the youngsters are ruined and the guardians are simply complying with their kids ' requests and the guardians need to change how their kids are acting, however, the kids detested them for what they are attempting to do.
It is essential for the audience to relate to them because they experience the story through their eyes. In the series Harry Potter, Harry fits into the hero archetype. He takes more accountability than he probably should although teens aren’t typically expected
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the storytellers use the Orphan archetype to convey how we as humans often try and put barriers between people they don't like or know because when we see something in a person that we do not like, we are extremely judgmental toward that person. In other words, people tend to solely judge others off of a personality trait that they have, where they came from, and how they act. This is simply a human trait that we have developed over time, but does not help us achieve relationships with other people. In the beginning of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry is seen in his locked room, in a feeble attempt to keep Harry’s magic away from the rest of the family, afraid it would “corrupt them”.
However, the gossiping about the growing youth extends to such a state that Harry, after listening to all the ugly little voices of the town, decides that he, “wants to run away too, just like
The children are expected to be mature and to do what the parent says, 'Because I said so! ' There is not much talk about emotions" (Hoffman, 2001). Harry 's aunt and uncle definitely fit this description. They are cold and curt to Harry but show warmth and nurturing behavior towards their maternal son, which highlights this difference. Similarly, the two are extremely controlling with Harry, controlling everything he says and does, but are extremely permissive with their son in terms of behavior; Dudley, Harry 's cousin, gets away with whatever he wants.
The children lie saying the parents are getting dressed. Nevertheless, he understands that the have killed George & Lydia. Wendy, very casually asks David for a cup of tea. The children strongly dislike their parents after they make their decision about turning down the house completely.
Keeping It Simple You would be hard pressed to find anyone who does not live under a rock that has not at least heard of Harry Potter, if not read a book or seen a movie. The series has become a cultural phenomenon that has people of all ages as loyal fans worldwide. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was the first book in the series by J. K. Rowling that had to have some qualities to capture audiences. Sure, it is a book about magic and adventures, but there are plenty of books about magic in the fantasy genre that never will have the following that Harry Potter does, so what did Rowling do to make this a meaningful story?
If adults give kids more trust and say in the rules, then kids would have so much more to offer: “Adults often underestimate kids' abilities. We love challenges, but when expectations are low, trust me, we will sink to them” (Svitak 4:30). She brings up a personal anecdote of the way she was raised. “My own parents had anything but low expectations for me and my sister. Okay, so they didn't tell us to become doctors or lawyers or anything like that, but my dad did read to us about Aristotle and pioneer germ-fighters” (Svitak 4:40).
Conscious that they must not be seen, they are unsure how, and if, they can change that night's events. At first, they are little more than passive observers as they watch their previous selves repeat what happened only a few hours earlier, but soon figure out what they must do. Harry, more adventurous and less concerned with altering the past than Hermione, finally realizes that it was not his father he had earlier seen on the lake shore, but himself. Only he can save Black and the others from the Dementors, and he must act quickly. It is this realization that empowers him to cast the powerful Patronus that scatters the
Harry is still only 12 years old and growing up, and in the end he’s a bit worried about some similar traits between him and Voldemort, the most evil wizard during this time. But at page 245 Dumbledore, the headmaster at school tells him that ”It is our choices, Harry, that shows what we truly are, fare more than our
The Harry Potter series have been an interesting series for me ever since I have enrolled in Professor Fox’s class. I personally have not read any of the Harry Potter series during my childhood, but once I have enrolled in Professor Fox’s class I have recently just finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Throughout my readings of these two books I have had many observations on certain aspects of the story that I would not have noticed when I was younger. These three aspects that I can’t imagine as a child noticing is how the Dursleys abused Harry, the stance on gender, and prejudgement based on appearance.
Harry has a different life at his new school, Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and his friendship with two good friends named Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. The different