Children’s Literature and Harry Potter

Arguments

• Magic as a metaphor of Knowledge.

• Children literature is boy Centric.

• In the perspective of children it is a Children's literature, but when we read the series very deeply and minutely the text shows the real world behind its magical elements .Click here

• “When you first start reading the books, they’re just kids. But as she [J.K. Rowling] develops them through happy and sad moments, they feel more and more real,” says Marine Davidson

• It was a fantasy world, but also still set in our own world, which helped to ground it in realityClick here

• Most children's books are mere entertainment, lacking in psychological meaning. Harry Potter is more a psychological, philosophical and political book rather than merely an entertaining book. Click here

illustrations

Hidden ways portraying patriarchy

The first film of this series is 'The philosopher's stone' which sounds like Children's Literature. In addition, in this movie one main focus is on Harry's growth as a child. He goes to school and makes friends, which children do in their childhood, as well as the movie focuses on action. The characters, like Harry, Hermione, or Ron, feel safe without inner conflicts. These examples prove that Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone focuses on action and it is a children's literature. But the other parts are not like children's literature. It seems like a children's literature but there are themes are like

• Love and death,

• jealousy

• Power Politics

• Search for self

• Conflict between good and evil

• Dangers of life

• Purity of blood(racism)

• Class conflict

Which seems more realistic than children's literature.