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A 4 page paper which
analyzes a passage from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling as it
relates to the truths of contemporary childhood. No additional sources cited.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
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reality where some people possess magical capabilities and other people, Muggles, possess no magical powers at all. Rowling creates a very powerful fantasy world where anything seems possible. Yet, despite
that magical and surreal quality, there are very powerful and real contemporary issues within the stories. In "Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone" we are introduced to Harry and see
that he is essentially an abused child. He is often neglected and verbally abused all of the time. This is a very powerful contemporary issue that is seen in Rowlings
book. In the following paper we examine one particular excerpt that addresses the contemporary child. The excerpt does not deal with child abuse, but merely addresses a very simple reality
for most, if not all children. The Excerpt "Yet Harry Potter was still there, asleep at the moment, but not for long. His Aunt Petunia was awake and
it was her shrill voice that made the first noise of the day. Up! Get up! Now! Harry woke with a start. His aunt rapped on the door again. Up!
she screeched. Harry heard her walking toward the kitchen and then the sound of the frying pan being put on the stove. He rolled onto his back and tried to
remember the dream he had been having. It had been a good one" (Rowling 19). Contemporary Children First and foremost, we note that Harry does not wish to
wake up. He was having a good dream and his aunt is shrilly telling him to get up. This is a reality that all children, as well as adults, have
faced. Sometimes the world that we truly live in does not seem as intriguing or as magical or as comfortable as our dreams where everything can be wondrous and safe.
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