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Since they were originally published, the Harry Potter books have become a cultural phenomenon that connects people from all around the world through its relatable characters and real-world themes. This paper examines the Harry Potter books through the lens of Cultural Studies to explain the connections in the books to the real world and how ...
Oct 24, 2016 · If, you know, “Harry Potter” were set in Northern California instead of Scotland and Hogwarts looked like a country club instead of a castle. But bear with me. Stanford is pretty magical.
Jun 18, 2024 · The Harry Potter series has left an indelible mark on literature, popular culture, and society. Its compelling characters, rich storytelling, and exploration of universal themes have resonated with millions of readers worldwide.
Feb 16, 2013 · In context of this week’s blog agenda—to reveal a historical route or trace of the object and its functionality—the separate publications and the fame of the book, despite its juvenile literary status, marks a shift in cultural use of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and for juvenile literature as a whole.
- Development of Character by The Author
- Reader Empathy with The Character
- Impact of Psychological Processes on Character Interpretation
- Other Factors Impacting The Perception of Characters
In the critique of literary characters, the “flat and round,” “static and dynamic” metric introduced by E.M. Forster (2010) is a useful tool for analysing the complexity and development of a character. The type of change that makes a character dynamic can be either chronological or ethical (Nikolajeva, 2002). With the key characters of the novel be...
While characterisation is integral to the reader’s perception, the level of reader interaction with the character, largely in the form of reader empathy, is of equal importance. In reading a novel, the reader will feel varying levels of empathy with the characters and other aspects of the fictional world (Keen, 2007). The empathetic experience of t...
Our understanding of the way readers interpret characters can be furthered by applying the lens of person-perception psychology, the focus of which is the process by which individuals form impressions of and make inferences about others (Aronson and Aronson, 2018). Person perceptions have been researched through two primary lenses: impression forma...
While cultural and linguistic backgrounds are likely significant factors influencing person perceptions of fictional characters, a number of other things are also potentially important. In the context of this study, one is overall “exposure” to the Harry Potter series. As a seven-book series, as one moves through the books, the characters grow and ...
- Rowena Y. Z. Stening, Bruce W. Stening
- 2020
Apr 1, 2002 · This thoroughly revised edition includes updated essays on cultural themes and literary analysis, and its new essays analyze the full scope of the seven-book series as both pop cultural phenomenon and as a set of literary texts.
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But beyond the books, movies, web sites, and more, this significant cultural phenomenon also constitutes a powerful form of social text, and speaks volumes about the intersections of ideology, popular culture, and childhood.
