The novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone is one of the interesting novels in the world. The writer of the novel widely explained a story. Several novels have different perspective on the content of the novel. The popularity of the novel raises concern especially by religious leaders on whether the novel is actually appropriate for use by children.
Although the harry potter’s series have all the qualities of a book that capture the interest of many it should not be generalized as best or worst. It is therefore the goal of this work to analyze various views from different novels. this would allow us to determine the appropriateness of the book for use by children
Paul Gray, "Wild About Harry," Time (1999); page 72. Print
This novel explores the impact of the book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers on the new generation. He describes how the aspect of witchcrafts has been made in a manner that makes a reader be swayed off easily. the author assets that though the book is well blended with best literary styles, the content of the book does not befit to be used by children. He is afraid that the book is composed more of magic’s and that the children may be swayed away by the earthly content of the book.
Most find it hard to put the book down once they start it, and when finished, many read it again and again. However, as they read it again and again, the get indoctrinated with witchcrafts way of life.
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (New York: Scholastic Inc., 1997); p.137. Print.
In his work, Rowling has extensively venture into the witchcrafts aspects. She has put off the claims that witchcrafts are bad. By the virtue of being very interesting to read, the writer is being so bias in that his work is dominated by occult activities. Her good stories capture the heart, mind, and imagination and are therefore likely to inculcate vices in the minds of the children.
Each page brings the reader into the undying battle between good and evil. The author has however overemphasized on the witchcrafts activities. She in fact distinguished the living conditions, which harry potter, underwent while in his uncle’s home. She stressed the fact that potter was well treated by the magicians. By so doing, the writer is encouraging blasphemy especially among the children who are the main readers of the book.
Elizabeth Heilman, Critical perspectives on Harry Potter, new York Taylor & Francis. 2009. Print.
Heilman ventured a lot in trying to explain the cultural implication of the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. She asserted that the book is bound to erode some important cultural aspects of the current society. To amicably do so, she gave a brief description of how the past novels were relevant during those times. She said that there were strict traditions that guided the children. Due to this, children could read a book that entails witchcrafts but cannot get swayed away spiritually. Contrary to this, she claimed that the current values and culture of the current generation is very volatile and is therefore bound to be swayed or influenced by such an adventurous story.
Nancy Carpentier, The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide. havard. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2007. Print.
In her work, Carpentier is very concern on the impact of the book on the spiritual aspect of life. The book explored the kind of religion that Potter underwent while in the school of witchcrafts. She explained how the characters in the book can be so manipulative. The book emphasizes the power of the magic and witchcrafts in handling some of the earthly issues, which are beyond the power of man. The writer for example has explained how Voldemort, a murderous wizard expressed how his powers managed to save potter.
Giselle Liza Anatol ,Reading Harry Potter: critical essays. Oxford. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2003. Print.
Liza describes the popularity of the book and its impact on the children who are the main users of the book. She describes Hagrid, the grounds-keeper at Hogwarts, telling Harry about the strange power that saved his life. Being an interesting book, the children may get themselves believing that actually the power of a wizard can save.
Joanne. K. Rowling , Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. New York. Paw Prints. 2008. Print
In this novel, the issue of time is addressed in relation to the content and the style of the book, the Harry Potter and the Sorcerers. The author of the book stressed the fact that there was a time when children’s fiction stories contained dragons and witches; yet they were always evil. She however asserted that the current traditions are vulnerable to spiritual waves unlike the past traditions. Therefore, the evil may not be evil in the current era as children because the rules are easily broken in the current generation than in the past. Therefore, the novel implies that the novel may have negative implication in the present generation as compared to the past generation.
Andrew Malcolm. The Palgrave literary dictionary of Chaucer. New York. Palgrave literary
dictionaries.1993. print
This book dwells on the literary skill of the book. It explores how the skills used in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone can promote blasphemy in the community. The novel has describe how the characters in the book have some of the traits which resembles those of god and therefore he asserted that such literary skills are very risky spiritually as it can easily confuse the readers on who to actually belief between god and the witchcrafts.
These delicate messages, hidden behind exciting stories, turn Truth upside-down. However, fascinated readers rarely notice the trick
Julia Eccleshare .A guide to the Harry Potter novels. Continuum International Publishing
Group.2002. Print
Eccleshare has explored the so-called wonders and glories of witchcraft and magic; yet they contain none of the insights or Christian analogies of early children’s books. In her work, Eccleshare is very concern on the impact of the book on the spiritual aspect of life. The book explored the kind of religion that Potter underwent while in the school of witchcrafts’. She explained how the characters in the book as so manipulative. The writer asserted that since the children constitute the larger percentage of the target of the book, they are more likely to get convinced that the magical powers are very important and hence get swayed away from the worship of god. for example has explained how Voldemort , a murderous wizard expressed how his powers managed to save Potter.
Allan Zola Kronzek ,The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry
Potter. New York. Crown Publishing Group, 2010. Print
In his work, Zola ventures on how the magicians conduct their activities and the source of their powers. He explained how their powers tend to be so powerful but is also associated with negative repercussion. He blames the writer of the book for dwelling more on the magician activities claiming that the style used and the content might encourage antichrists activities.
Nikolajeva, Maria. Children’s Literature Comes Of Age: Towards A New Aesthetic. New
York. Garland, 1996. Print
This novel gives chronological evolution of various books and their impact on culture, religion. The novel criticize the Harry Potter and Sorcerers novel saying that it is full of evil characters and actions which are likely to affect the current generation negatively.
Works cited
Allan Zola Kronzek, The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter.
New York. Crown Publishing Group, 2010. Print.
Andrew Malcolm. The Palgrave literary dictionary of Chaucer. New York. Palgrave literary
dictionaries.1993.print.
Elizabeth Heilman, Critical perspectives on Harry Potter, New York Taylor, & Francis. 2009.
Print.
Giselle Liza Anatol, Reading Harry Potter: critical essays. Oxford. Greenwood Publishing
Group. 2003. Print.
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (New York: Scholastic Inc., 1997); p.137.
Print.
Joanne. K. Rowling, Harry Potter, and the Sorcerers Stone. New York. Paw Prints. 2008. Print.
Julia Eccleshare .A guide to the Harry Potter novels. Continuum International Publishing
Group.2002. print.
Nancy Carpenter, The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide. havard. Our Sunday
Visitor Publishing, 2007. Print.
Paul Gray, "Wild About Harry," Time (1999); page 72. Print.
Nikolajeva, Maria. Children’s Literature Comes Of Age: Towards A New Aesthetic. New York.
Garland, 1996. Print.
