The Characters Of Coraline And Harry Potter

Thus, this novel is pleasant to read by the young readers and children is the easy target for instilling new information as their minds are still fresh and clean. Children act as a sponge, and absorb almost everything that is being taught.

It surprised me at first that Contemporary Realistic Fiction is the most popular genre in children’s books. But after reading this it made more sense why contemporary realistic fiction is the most popular genre. It approaches the reality of children’s own lives. They can also connect to it so much easier than other genres.

The overt neglect of her prodigal intellect experienced by Matilda leaves her feeling misunderstood and an outsider in her family which differs from the perceived neglect which leaves Coraline struggling with her sense of self. Born to parents described as “gormless” (Dahl 4), Matilda is both blessed and cursed with a prodigal intellect. Causing Matilda to crave knowledge, it is her intellect that leads her at the age of “four years and three months” (9), to defy her parents and everyday walk to the library. Matilda admits to this neglect to Mrs. Phelps, the librarian, when she tells her of her mother, “She doesn’t encourage reading books. Nor does my father” (10). With this statement Matilda shows how her parents have neglected to foster her intellect. Matilda’s eagerness to digest information, and the fact that the only book in the Wormwood home is her mother’s cookbook, elaborates how she differs from her parents.

In her speech, and the article, titled “The Case for Good Taste in Children’s Books,” Meghan Cox Gurdon addresses the controversy on Young Adult Literature. Throughout her speech at Hillsdale College she labels this current category of fiction as gaudy, inappropriate, and sacrilegious. Gurdon’s claim on the content of YA, for Young Adult, books obtains effectiveness through her ability to incorporate real world examples, the claim made by the opposing view, and a moral push.

All this has added to the growing popularity of the Harry Potter brand that is everywhere today. Young readers can relate to Harry’s issues and the books create another world the readers can subconsciously ‘escape’ too.

Reading novels is an experience unlike any other. With the crack of a new book, the reader is transported into the pages, into a new land, ready to take on the role of protagonist. Each little girl has the chance to be a pirate-fighting hero, each little boy able to become the doting husband. If that sentence sounds strange, it is because society has socialized individuals to gender any and all activities, reading included. Elizabeth Segel drives this point home in her article “As the Twig is Bent… Gender and Childhood Reading,” which gives an in-depth analysis of gender in children’s book, and the implications it has for readers.

J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, which have reached worldwide popularity have an effect on children has not been matched by any other book. The novels have encouraged children to read for entertainment instead of turning to television or video games. When a piece of literature inspires children as the Harry Potter novels do, limiting a child’s access to the novels seems ridiculous. Unfortunately, this is what is happening with Harry Potter. The books are challenged and banned in schools and libraries all over the world because parents contend that the content is unsuitable. The content, which revolves around a world full of wizardry and witchcraft, has some parents actively

Throughout my childhood, and extending into my highschool reading career, I have enjoyed reading books that focus on complex issues that are omnipresent in our society, though reading about them through a fantasy setting is much more appealing and fascinating to me. One prominent example is the children’s fantasy book The Amber Spyglass, the third and final book in the “His Dark Materials” series written by Philip Pullman. This book analyzes in depth issues such as moral ambiguity, the pitfalls of power, and loyalty, all while simultaneously representing a coming of age novel where two children may be the necessary turning point in a huge war with heaven, as they are bombarded with others striving to gain their loyalty and the resulting power.

This charming story reverses the typical roles within a children’s book. With underlying issues of stereotypes, independence and empowerment, it fills children with imagination and teaches them the importance of being strong, smart, and the realization that beauty comes from within.

The article ´´The Real Miracle of Charlotte´s Web´´ by Norton D. Kinghorn that appeared in the Children´s Literature Association Quarterly in 1986 profoundly analyzes the content and main characters of Charlotte´s Web. Kinghorn follows a critical analysis through questions like what is the story about and who is the book about to compare and contrast a variety of literature criticism. The critics portray different mindsets and insights creating an important analysis that Kinghorn puts together to review one piece of children´s literature worth of study.

Although many view children's fiction as suitable only to children, and an embarrassingly immature pursuit for a serious person, children' stories mold the way we think. They allows us to look at very complex and difficult issues in a safe and playful way, and they give us the freedom to imagine the unimaginable.

I also agree with your point about the alternative worlds in children’s literature. These novels are relatable to children.

Heroes like Harry and Coraline are role models to children who feel powerless and unimportant. Heroes give children an opportunity to feel more like an adult: mature, in control, and in power. Harry is an “orphan” child who has been pushed to believe he is less than ordinary and certainly not of any value of or importance, But once he is a wizard he becomes a positive role model to children as recognized by deborah duff who claims that child heroes demonstrate lessons for coping with bullies or how to approach social awkwardness. Harry displays that good choices can be made in tough situations (Duff, 25). This

Using imagination and creativity, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has defined literature as transformative. In this seven-book series J.K Rowling imagined and creatively pieced together a fantasy world of muggles, wizards, tyrants, and heroes to symbolically share with readers problems plaguing modern society. Similar to Shelley’s work of the past, never before have readers in the modern era seen teenage and adult mania surrounding an 11-year-old wizard. Some will argue that J.K. Rowling’s young-adult series lacks depth or wants to twist young minds by using magic and evil, but through close examination it is evident that

In the past couple years, there has been a growing phenomenon in the world of children's literature, this phenomenon is Harry Potter. J.K. Rowlings series of novels about a young wizard and his years at "Hogwarts School of Wizarding and Witchcraft," has become one of the most successful children's book series of all time. Before reading any of the now four novels, one may find it hard to believe that a children's novel may be so entertaining. But once one starts reading any of the four books, it is plain to see why these books are so popular.