Harry Potter: Heroes and the Cult of the Celebrity
Harry Potter was orphaned boy who capture
the hearts of many children and some adults in the United Stated and abroad in
the magical world of witches and wizardry and is the fastest selling children’s
book in U.S. history. Harry Potter and his magical world give the indication
that witches are good and that we should use good magic to fight black magic;
he make witchcraft look spiritual and wonderful (Roper, 2012). For this
assignment I asked the question, “How is Harry Potter a hero”? Well from the information
that I gather, Harry Potter was a hero because he put the safety of other above
himself; he was brave and selfless. If anyone is familiar with the final book
of the series, in my research I found out that Harry Potter had an opportunity
to save himself but he put aside his fears and sacrifices himself to save the
world; in the end of the book Harry Potter was killed; as a hero, children
looked up to him as he uses his magic to fight the bad guys; I mean, what child
wouldn’t look up to that?
When it comes to the Cult of the
Celebrity, in my research I didn’t see any indication that this was present in
any of the Harry Potter films or books; Harry Potter is not famous for being
famous. I truly have to say that I have never read or watched Harry Potter, but
the phenomenon of it has captured my attention. Also in my research it was
noticed that, whether good or bad, all of the characters mentioned had a place
in this series and many people seem to identify with each one individually. The
Insight that I have gained from my note-taking of Harry Potter is that, from
the very beginning of the Harry Potter series, the magical world has captured
the attention of the children of this cultural generation by storm and has
become a number #1 best-seller of all time in children books.
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