Examples Of Racism In Harry Potter

How would you react if you were falsely accused of a crime when all of your life you had been a good man. However, the catch was you were African American.  A white man’s word against your own. What would be running through your mind? This is exactly the kind of question that was running through Tom Robinson’s mind in this novel. During the 1930s, discrimination against targeted groups of society was prevalent, but small victories occurred to combat this issue in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. From Tom Robinson’s trial, to various stereotypes being broken, and the incidents that took place in Calpurnia’s church for colored people. All of these factors contribute to the purpose behind this novel’s meaning.

To Kill a Mockingbird took place during the 1930s, a period shortly after the American civil war in Maycomb County, Alabama, the deep south where black people suffered from racism and discrimination. In this book, Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman, which was something that he’s never done, even though all the evidence proved that he did not violate that white woman, Tom was judged guilty because he was a black man. Racism is presented throughout the entire book especially when Scout got teased by her family about Atticus taking Tom’s case, and the townspeople's perception about Atticus, as well as during the trial of Tom Robinson.

Throughout the course of about fifteen years, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling has made such an impact on the world by intertwining politics in the books. Influencing children on the struggles of such things as racism, terrorism, and even the problems in the social classes, has made each child flourish and enhance their curiosity. In America, the government compares ideally to the Ministry of Magic in the Wizarding World, which is the primary governing body of wizards and witches in the United Kingdom. Today, people need to acknowledge the unfortunate occurrences happening the world that closely pertain to the Harry Potter series.

The first Harry Potter was published in 1997, the rest of the books were published between then and 2007. Harry Potter is about a boy who a powerful wizard named Voldemort wanted to kill but instead of killing Harry he killed Harry’s parents. Harry went and lived with his nasty aunt and uncle until he was 11. When he was 11 he got a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which told him he was a wizard. Each book is a year at Hogwarts that Harry goes through with his best friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Throughout the books Harry learns why Voldemort wanted to kill him, why he survived and how he can prepare for another attack.

Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply based on their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. This has been a problem in our world forever. In to Kill a Mockingbird there are so many racist events and it reflects on the society as a whole till this day. The book setting was the 1930’s in a small county of Maycomb, where most people were racist and discriminatory. People think racism has died off, but it is still a huge problem. People choose to raise their children and teach them that racism is okay and that is how there is still racism today. There are so many statistics out there based on skin color that right there is even racist if everyone is equal why are there polls being taken separating people by the color of their skin?

It is clear that the Harry Potter series has taken a journey on the Hogwarts Express to the road of international success. The “Harry Potter” series is the story of the eponymous boy, orphaned at birth and left in the care of the aunt and uncle along with the ill mannered son who make up the Dursley family who are known as “Muggles” (non-magical people). On Harry's eleventh birthday, Harry receives a letter from Hogwarts, a school that grooms young wizards and witches, and promptly enters a world of wonder and mystery. At Hogwarts, he meets his two closest friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger who begin there adventure together through love, friendship and learning about magic. Harry learns very soon that the death of his parents was no

Harry Potter is a fascinating tale of sorcerers, wands, broomsticks, dragons, and magic. The story begins with a young boy named Harry Potter who lives at number four Privit Drive, Surray, England. His journey begins after the death of his parents at the hands of the evil Lord Voldemort. Harry learns of his past and his future as a wizard from Hagrid, the keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He travels to Hogwarts where he learns spells and enchantments, makes new friends, finds enemies, and discovers fantastic secretes. J.K. Rowling weaves a web of impeccable storytelling with this critically acclaimed novel. In the tale of Harry Potter imagery, symbolism, and motif take central focus.

The Harry Potter series is the best book series ever. On top you see wizards, wand, and other cool magical things every human wants to be able to do. But deep down Harry Potter is full of literary elements including an epic quest for the three main characters, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter. Harry Potter’s overall quest throughout the books is to track down the evil wizard, Voldemort. He must also learn about why he is so famous. His best friend, Ron Weasley, is poor boy with 7 siblings. Ron’s quest is to become more brave and be the leader. Hermione Granger, Harry’s other best friends, her quest is all about knowledge and to do what’s right.

Apart from being one of the landmarks of American literature, Mark Twain’s classic tale,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a mirror of the deeply embedded racist attitudes of the Deep South in the 1880’s. First, not to mention the most controversial and obvious, is the liberal use of the “n” word throughout the book. Taken as a derogatory term by modern-day Americans, Twain’s use of the “n” word is simply a reflection of the times. Huck Finn was written when cruel and unjust treatment of colored people were commonplace and use of such a word didn’t get so much as a second thought.Huck Finn depicts a time when slaves were not treated as people but as things without emotions or personalities, mere property. For instance, Jim is initially known only in relation to whose property he is. He escapes from being continuously treated as property, even sold to a family that will most likely treat him even less humanely.

There was two FBI agent one who continued to make racism comments. He not only made comments about the criminal case also because he was black. He mention almost every crucifying remark he can make about black people. He used Cultural Racism when he constantly mention things about blacks. Cultural racism is a frame that relies on culturally based arguments such as ‘‘Mexicans do not put much emphasis on education’’ or ‘‘blacks have too many babies’’ to explain the standing of minorities in society. He act as if that black people are good for nothing people. He really shouldn’t place all blacks in the same category because all of us is not the same.

In these lines from Derek Walcott’s “A Far Cry from Africa,” the speaker emphasizes the natural human tendencies to “inflict pain.” Similarly, in his poem, “Sympathy,” Paul Dunbar explores pain from the point of view of a bird being trapped in a cage. It flaps its wings and tries to escape but it cannot. The bird symbolizes an African American bound by slavery and unable to escape. On the other hand, in Claude McKay’s poem “The Harlem Dancer,” the dancer feels as if

In the fictional world of Harry Potter Giants are vicious creatures that have killing in their nature, house-elves are born into slavery and compelled to serve a wizarding family until they die, and mudbloods (wizards born by non- magical parents) are untalented low class wizards, which are unworthy of representing the wizarding community. Now although all these statements might ring true in the ears of many wizards these statements are questioned and all proven unjust throughout the Harry Potter series. Throughout the Harry Potter novels J.K. Rowling presents discrimination as an ideology throughout the novels to show how discrimination is evident in the real world.

Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving. JK Rowling states this in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, via Kingsley Shacklebolt. When Kingsley says this he is referring to the Death Eaters and how they deserve to live despite their wrongdoings. Death Eater is the name given to a follower of Lord Voldemort, the books’ antagonist, in the Harry Potter series. The group is composed of wizards and witches who are extreme pureblood racial supremacists who break wizard law without fear. Parallels can be drawn between the Death Eater’s narrow ideals and the beliefs of white supremacists.

Harry Potter universe is using two different levels of analysis. The first part will examine the series’ underlying racial ideology of color- blindness, while the second will examine the nature of racism and the psychological impact of enslavement, as portrayed by the characters. At first glance, the Harry Potter universe seems to have little racial tension. There are a handful of non-White characters, including fellow Gryffindors Lee Jordan, Dean Thomas, Angelina Johnson, and Parvati Patil, as well as Harry’s first romantic interest, Cho Chang.

Racism discrimination, the ignorant encounter part of humanity, has seemingly become one of the most common phenomenon appear in human societies. Racial discrimination also appears in the first film of Harry Potter film, although it does not that strong as later works and it plants a seed of later bias. Unlike the physical world, racial bias in Harry Potter series is not based on skin color but within the blood. Indirectly, Harry Potter’s magical world is still reflection of our real world as the racial bias appears and later become the one of the most important reasons that creates the entire series story. Although it doesn’t appear that strong situation as later version, the first work does portray audiences the images of racism discrimination.