Friday, June 1, 2012

Harry Potter's Girl Trouble


What positive qualities does Schoefer identity in the Harry Potter books? What other positive features does she ignore? Is she justified in not discussing these positive aspects of the books, or does her failure to do so mean she is unfairly slanting her evidence?
Several positive qualities that Schoefer describes I how it leads the best sellers list, how much parents like the fact that their children have become avid readers, how her daughter embellishes the Harry Potter character and the mile-long waiting lists at the public library. She was fascinated by the magical world, wizards, sorcerers, and Hogwart's School of witchcraft. There are several other positive factors that Schoefer ignores such as; the struggle between good and evil, the unhappiness Harry had to face growing up. Schoefer also ignores the value of the many mentors Hogwart’s students have that are not only important but help to teach many life’s lessons. Another important aspect that was overlooked was children can overcome being bullied. Schoefer down grades Hermoine’s self worth. Even though Harry was bullied by other students he never allowed the circumstances to make him bitter. These books are here to be enjoyed by all and I personally enjoyed reading them because they let one use their imaginations to take them beyond reality. Schoefer seems to be more focused on the sexist instead of the actual stories. Schoefer also ignores the value of the many mentors Hogwart’s students have that are not only important but help to teach many life’s lessons. Another important aspect that was overlooked was children can overcome being bullied. Harry Potter was bullied by other students, but he did not let these obstacles keep him down. Harry Potter persisted and succeeded through adversity. Schoefers’ failure to mention several positive aspects obviously means that she has an unfair slanting of her evidence. The focus of the portrayal of females in the Harry Potter trilogy would definitely persuade someone's opinion of these books. Leaving out the lessons learned by reading these books is not being objective.

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