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Cargando... The Wisdom of Harry Potter: What Our Favorite Hero Teaches Us About Moral Choicespor Edmund M. Kern
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Edmund Kern takes the moral aspects of Harry Potter, including love, loyality, friendship, standing up to your enemies, etc. and analyzes them in the real-world/business-world context. He hilights how Harry's story is such a positive one (along the way, discrediting those who want to censor Harry on moral grounds (i.e. Laura Mallory and the right-wing nutjobs)). sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
In this original interpretation of the Harry Potter sensation, Edmund M. Kern argues that the attraction of these stories to children comes not only from the fantastical elements embedded in the plots, but also from their underlying moral messages. Children genuinely desire to follow Harry, as he confronts a host of challenges in an uncertain world, because of his desire to do the right thing. Harry's coherent yet flexible approach to dealing with evil reflects an updated form of Stoicism, says Kern. He argues that Rowling's great accomplishment in these books is to have combined imaginative fun and moral seriousness. Kern also shows adults how much they can gain by discussing with children the moral conundrums faced by Harry and other characters. The author outlines the central morals of each book, explains the Stoic principles found in the stories, considers the common critiques of the books, discusses Rowling's skillful blend of history, legend, and myth, and provides important questions for guiding children through Harry's adventures. This fresh, instructive, and upbeat guide to Harry Potter will give parents many useful and educational suggestions for discussing the moral implications of this continuously popular series of books with their children. Note: This book is not authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by J. K. Rowling, Warner Bros., or any other individual or entity associated with the Harry Potter books or movies. Harry Potter is a registered trademark of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The more enjoyable sections of the book range more broadly and include examinations of rule-following and rule-breaking, fate versus free will, and Harry Potter as Christian all;egory versus demonic recruitment tool (Kerns's answer: It's neither). I thought Kerns might have done a better job of addressing some of the Marxist critiques of the HP series, as well as more thoughtfully exploring the tension between the world of HP as reinscribing versus satirizing normative cultural values, but hey, a writer can't take on everything. Similarly, I would enjoy reading about the differneces between Stoic and Buddhist interpretations of the series.
Though I have smaller issues I'd enjoy discussing (such as Harry's use of a forbidden curse in OOTP), I'm more interested that my broader moral/ethical concern was not particularly treated, or even identified, by this volume. Though Kern pays some attention to rule-breaking, he does not tackle the systematic breaking of rules that occurs on behalf of promoting Harry as a hero or savior. Again and again, Harry's transgressions are not punished; they are often rewarded; and those in power transgress in his favor, whether evil (Barty Crouch) or good (Professor McGonagall). Harry is rather relentlessly trained to ignore or subvert rules, and one must ask, to what end? The answer, to be able to save everyone, suggests both that the ends justify the means, and ignore the question of what is good for Harry. This question finds one answer in Ender's Game, and it remains to be seen what Harry's status and self-evaluation are post-apocalypse.
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