This task as part of our classroom activity with Web Quest Worksheet on Harry Potter series-
Feminist reading in Harry Potter-
In whole of the Harry Potter movies we can see that not only the male characters are given equal place but also the female characters are given place. The female protagonist Hermione Granger from the initial stage of friendship with Harry and Ron is more sensible then them. She always used to have a supportive plan for her friends if their plans backfire. She from the very beginning could catch most of the magical spells very well then her friends. She prefers to read and can go to any extent when it comes to protect her friends. Whereas, Fleur is portrayed as a girl whose good looks accomplished all of her capabilities. Ginny acts like carefree not bothering what society would think of her.
Confronting reality by reading fantasy-
Harry was very small when his parents died and from then he
was left all alone. When Harry learns the true reason of his parent’s death, it
changed whole of his thinking process. Harry always thinks that had his parents
been alive how happy they all would have been.
Lord Voldemort is evil, powerful, terrifying but above all, he
is scared of death. Later in the series, Voldemort even tells Dumbledore
that-there's nothing worse, you are quite wrong. Dumbledore replies-indeed,
your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always
been your greatest weakness. It's what makes him desire the Philosopher's
Stone, otherwise known as the key component of the Elixir of Life, which allows
the drinker to live forever. J.K.Rowling says this is no way to live and says- We must
treat death as not something to be cheated, but as a natural part of
life.
Children’s Literature and Harry Potter-
Here, we can see how the Harry Potter series changes
the perspectives of children. In Frye’s model are humans superior to other
humans for instance, in terms of bravery, wisdom or patriotism. Superior to
other young people, high mimetic characters serve as models not only for the
other characters in the story but for the readers also. In children’s
Literature such characters are used for educational purposes. Adult readers may
find Harry quite satisfactory as a model for children as Harry is humble,
well-mannered and respectful towards his seniors, a perfect English gentleman.
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Web Quest Worksheet-
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Feminist reading of Hermione
and other female characters in Harry Potter. How do the character-portrayal of
Hermione and other female characters support feminist discourse?
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In the given web resources we can see that the
portrayal of female characters along with Hermione is somewhat unimaginable
because they proceed hand in hand with the male characters. Equal importance
is given to them like the males. We can also see that how Hermione manages
both Harry and Ron in difficult situations.
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In movie we can also see how Hermione has solutions
for most of the problems when they first went to Hogwart school to learn
magic, whereas Harry and Ron were roaming carefree. She read books and
thought more rationally and was always busy gathering knowledge. Bellatrix
Lestrange was determined and is full of passion and fire. Lily Evans Potter
mother of Harry sacrificed her life to save her child.
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Confronting reality by
reading fantasy: How does reading Harry Potter make us confront the reality
of our everyday existence?
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In the given web resources we can see that how death
plays the vital role to make Harry strong. Where on the other hand, it makes
Voldemort greedy for immortality as he is afraid of death.
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In Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone book we can
see how the death of Harry’s parents shaped his life, how he didn’t ever let
go their sacrifice in vain. And in whole of the series we can see that how he
always tried to keep their parents head high even if they were not with him.
This way he shows how death is not the end always.
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Children’s Literature and
Harry Potter: How far does J K Rowling transcends the canonical confines of
children’s literature and claims the heights of ‘real’ literature?
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In
this given web resources we can see how Harry Potter has changed the
perspective of children Literature where not only fairy tales exists but
reality of life is also shown in it. And not only children can read these but
these can be read by any people from any age group.
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In Harry Potter series we can see how when a person
dies hw can’t be brought back by magic. Here we can see how the change in age
also affects the characters, which we all face in our everyday life.
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