Susan Hall’s chapter titled, “Marx, Magic, and Muggles: Class Conflict in Harry Potter’s World,” talks about the social class in the wizarding world. Throughout the Harry Potter books, you see the constant division in social classes between the characters. One of the best examples is looking at the Malfoy family.
Reading Journals
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Katherine – Reading Journal #1
Talking about Hogwarts leads to the question of which house one belongs in. Hard core fans know their houses and its traits like the back of their hand. Chantel Lavoie discusses in her article, “Safe as Houses Sorting and School Houses at Hogwarts” the role of the houses in the Harry Potter series. Lavoie discusses that due to the mood of the series, Rowling is supporting that Gryffindor and Slytherin are the two best houses out of the four. Lavoie claims this due to the amount of knowledge that the reader acquires from the series about the Slytherin and Gryffindor houses and the little understanding there is given for Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Continue reading
Reading Journal One – Johnna Orosz
For my journal, I used Nancy Reagin’s, “Was Voldemort a Nazi? Death Eater Ideology and National Socialism.” In my writing, I compared whether or not Voldemort was a good representation of a Nazi. Continue reading
Reading Journal 01 – Krista Shellhammer
My reading journal is on “Marx, Magic, and Muggles: Class Conflict in Harry Potter’s World.” I use it to discuss the issues the magical world’s economy poses in regards to new innovations.