Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

 

(1) Feministic reading of Hermione’s character in Harry Potter
(4) Self-Help culture and Harry Potter
(9) Theme of Love and Death in Harry Potter



1. Feministic reading of Hermione’s character in Harry Potter:

When we look towards woman character they are portrays as inferior, silent, always followers of their father, brother or husband. It is the image or grey shade of girl or a woman. But in literature writer always portray women as a different way. It means some individual point we can find to prove her character like brave, intelligent and fighting for circumstances. In Harry Potter also character of Hermione is very brave, intelligent, and logical and more speak able. In Hogwarts School when any professor asked questions at that time she always knows the answers and tried to replied it very well. She has also different abilities like she knows every magical trick and applied it whenever it needed.  Other female characters are also powerful like Luna, Harry’s mother Lily, Ron’s mother Molly Weasley, Ginny etc. Hermione is more powerful than Harry but J.K. Rowling put center character as Harry Potter. Magical power of Harry Potter and as a gifted child he is at the center. Dumbledore also draws attention towards Harry. In forth part ‘The Goblet of Fire’ when one dance party was arranged by Hogwarts School at that time every white girls selected for it but two Indian Patil sisters Padma and Parvati not selected. At last one sister goes with Harry and another goes with Ron. But it is the portrayal of Indian character by J.K. Rowling. It presents Meta narrative of racism and it can be deconstructed.  Harry’s mother also witch and knows magic. Once time mother of Ron Weasley also used her magic and destroyed Lady Bellatrix who is follower of Voldemort.  So, power of women characters shown by Rowling. Though Hermione not at the center but she is very respected by all the male members. She is equally respected by Dumbledore, Harry and Ron. When dance party going on at that time Victor Krum also very frank towards Hermione and he wrote letters, it shows their friendship and respect for Hermione. So, as compared to male characters female characters also played a vital role.

4. Self-Help culture and Harry Potter:

  If we read any book we can get any message from it. Reading habits improve our self interest and it helpful for any critical situation. Self-Help culture also creates one type of image that we can get some problem solving skills into it. It gives individually satisfaction. But self-help culture serves as a tool of social control. It means once cannot behave like anyway but we have to follows the rules of society. Through this angle if we see character of Harry then many a times he breaks the rules of magic. Because he cannot use magic outside of the Hogwarts School but he uses the magic in his home. So, innocence turned into wilderness. It shows that with the grown up age of the Harry he behaves as mature person. It is the common nature of any person that with the higher age of person lost innocence. In Hogwarts School he is a hero but in his home he treated as a servant. For his safety for his uncle and aunt he uses magic so it is his reaction towards them. Without this he cannot live his life freely that’s why he always uses magic. If we see clear image of Harry Potter then he breaker of the rules. We can see also see the high self-esteem in the Harry; it can be positive or negative. Sometimes it happens that some evil aspects come in Harry Potter but he cannot over powering him. Voldemort also as powerful as Harry Potter and always tried to defeat Harry but Harry fights with him. Voldemort wanted to kill all the Muggles and half-blood gaining powers. In short, through these characters like Harry, Hermione, Ron and other characters we can learn that how to fight with critical circumstances and so it is Harry Potter book series called as self-help book.


9. Theme of Love and Death in Harry Potter:

   Theme of Death and Love is the center in all the parts. From the very beginning Harry thought that his parents blessings always with him. Dumbledore also convince to Harry that his parents good wishes always with him. But slowly and steadily he has to fight for himself. Because reality is that dead never comes to protect any person. When Harry fights with Lord Voldemort at that time he see his parents with him, but it is the good memory oh them and through this he gets energy and wins over him. Tom Riddle also fights for his own way. Though Harry is the gifted child and different from the other he has to struggle for his own. Idea of Death very much presented in last parts. After the death of Dumbledore it is very difficult for Harry to struggle with Voldemort because Dumbledore always supports Harry to solve problems. Voldemort want Harry and he always tries to defeat him but Harry successfully wins. But Voldemort defeats by Harry’s magic and behind these achievements his friends Ron, Hermione and Neville play an important role. At the end of the seventh part Neville killed the snake Nagini. So at the end we can say that though Harry is great child he has to live and fight individually. In this way we can see love and death at the center.