This post is for Chapter 4 through Chapter 6...
I do agree with Abby when she says that the reason that Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia are keeping Harry away from his real self is because they are scared of being different than the other sophisticated people around them. Now that I do think more about it with Abby's view into consideration, I am able to understand that Harry's aunt and uncle may actually be accepting that magic is real, but they are not willing to accept being labeled as weird in their society. Thank you Abby for giving me a chance to see that I was focusing on the wrong topic for the reason why Harry is so held back by the people he calls his "family".
I really like how Abby related that this series might have been banned because of the difference it shows in society levels, separating people by how they look rather than who they actually are. As I was reading more in this book, I noticed that Harry is not a character who actually thinks of society levels as being a divider of who to interact with. The main people seen judging others by either appearance or how rich or poor are the Dursleys, and this can be seen much by how they react to those like Harry and his family when they see them. One can see that this type of judgement has not rubbed off on Harry when he buys goodies for his new friend, Ron Weasley, because the boy cannot afford them himself. "'Go on, have a pasty,' said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with." (pg. 102). Harry's aunt and uncle would have probably been disgusted if they saw how Harry was spending his fortune and associating with someone so poor. It is easy to see that inequality because of bad judgement could be a reason for the banning of the book, but Harry's aunt and uncle aren't exactly the good guys here, and as long as Harry is showing no segregation in his actions, it shouldn't really matter what they think.
There is so much that Harry gets to learn about as the book goes on, and some of the things that he learns bring out more points of why the Harry Potter Series might have been banned. One thing that came up was competing for fame, and parents might think that this relates too much to popularity issues already present in most schools. Many times throughout conversations, it is seen that insults of the family and violence are used to prove who is better than whom, especially when Harry first meets Draco Malfoy. Parents might think that children would be influenced to use insults and violence to resolve popularity problems in their real lives by reading these books. There is also the issue, though, that no one really needs books to be too aggressive, but these books make a certain party of the debate seem snooty and evil, and this could fill a child's mind with venom against a person that might be bullying him or her. This is a very possible reason for the banning of this book, but it is most likely pretty minor compared to others, such as that it promotes the Wicca religion and counteracts many popular beliefs of other religions.
I do agree with Abby when she says that the reason that Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia are keeping Harry away from his real self is because they are scared of being different than the other sophisticated people around them. Now that I do think more about it with Abby's view into consideration, I am able to understand that Harry's aunt and uncle may actually be accepting that magic is real, but they are not willing to accept being labeled as weird in their society. Thank you Abby for giving me a chance to see that I was focusing on the wrong topic for the reason why Harry is so held back by the people he calls his "family".
I really like how Abby related that this series might have been banned because of the difference it shows in society levels, separating people by how they look rather than who they actually are. As I was reading more in this book, I noticed that Harry is not a character who actually thinks of society levels as being a divider of who to interact with. The main people seen judging others by either appearance or how rich or poor are the Dursleys, and this can be seen much by how they react to those like Harry and his family when they see them. One can see that this type of judgement has not rubbed off on Harry when he buys goodies for his new friend, Ron Weasley, because the boy cannot afford them himself. "'Go on, have a pasty,' said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with." (pg. 102). Harry's aunt and uncle would have probably been disgusted if they saw how Harry was spending his fortune and associating with someone so poor. It is easy to see that inequality because of bad judgement could be a reason for the banning of the book, but Harry's aunt and uncle aren't exactly the good guys here, and as long as Harry is showing no segregation in his actions, it shouldn't really matter what they think.
There is so much that Harry gets to learn about as the book goes on, and some of the things that he learns bring out more points of why the Harry Potter Series might have been banned. One thing that came up was competing for fame, and parents might think that this relates too much to popularity issues already present in most schools. Many times throughout conversations, it is seen that insults of the family and violence are used to prove who is better than whom, especially when Harry first meets Draco Malfoy. Parents might think that children would be influenced to use insults and violence to resolve popularity problems in their real lives by reading these books. There is also the issue, though, that no one really needs books to be too aggressive, but these books make a certain party of the debate seem snooty and evil, and this could fill a child's mind with venom against a person that might be bullying him or her. This is a very possible reason for the banning of this book, but it is most likely pretty minor compared to others, such as that it promotes the Wicca religion and counteracts many popular beliefs of other religions.
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