Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Considering Women's roles in Harry Potter
http://atheism.about.com/od/harrypotter/i/women_2.htm
Apparently, a much debated subject regarding the Harry Potter series is the portrayal of women. I was unaware of this negative criticism of Rowling's portrayal, as I have found the female characters to be fairly portrayed in a manner that in no way introduced inferiority to the male characters. Understandably, though, some have identified issues with the domesticity of the mothers in the book such as Mrs. Weasley or Aunt Petunia. As well, I read about how characters who were obviously head strong, such as Hermione, never really take the lead for themselves, but instead follow along and then take action when the situation necessitated it. To me, these are just inevitable cases among the many aspects of portraying female characters in the series that adhere to the stereotypes.
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