Values in HArry Potter
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is a children's novel about a young boy, Harry Potter, and his adventures at Hogwarts, a school for wizards and witches. The novel is filled with humorous tales of exciting escapades in and around the school. There are many characters in the novel, and they do not always get along well. They make fun of each other and judge each other by a certain set of standards. Some of these standards include wealth, intelligence, family and athletic ability. These are all superficial ways of judging people. Being a children's author, Rowling shows her readers other, more important ways of categorizing others through less apparent methods. These true values that she emphasizes are judging others by their character and heart. The false values by which children judge each other are more blatant in the novel because they are illustrated through conversation instead of actions. The main ways that they judge each other are: financial status, family background (Muggle or wizard), house affiliation, intelligence and athletic ability. Almost every character has some good values and some bad values in the novel. By illustrating the characters with faults, Row
Finally, Harry exhibits numerous positive characteristics. This illustrates the importance of a sound work ethic. By having Slytherin lose, Rowling illustrates the point that all of Malfoy's superficial judgments are not a good way to judge people. If people do not take care of each other than they will accomplish nothing. People cannot control how much money their parents have, whether or not they are from Muggle families, which house the Sorting Hat puts them in, their natural intelligence or innate skills at magic, so it is unfair to use these means to pass judgment on a person. She also shows her readers how important it is to love and take care of each other. It proves that he is willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.
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