Social Revolutions In J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter
Authors can summon powerful feelings out of readers with their books. That is why an author can easily advance their causes, beliefs, and ideology with their works. Literature, books especially, can really have a potent effect on readers. An example of these affects are how J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular book series, “Harry Potter”, has been proven to inspire acceptance of minorities Scientists have found that any time one reads a story where people from two different cliques develop a bond, it affects the reader’s views toward ostracized kids, so reading “Harry Potter” helps develop and deepen sympathy towards people who would traditionally be made fun of because of their differences.Two studies conducted by Vezzali and others found that when
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Most men didn’t want women to be anything more than housewives, as they had been for years.While most women wanted the freedom to control their careers, bodies, and families.A majority of women felt that the peaceful days of the fifties transferred to the revolutionary days of the sixties the second “The Feminine Mystique” was published.When Friedan published her book, most of her ideas about the capability of a woman being more than a housewife were despised, while now, most people in her home country agree with her views.Friedan’s book had such a hand in changing people’s views on the roles of women, that it is still useful when issues of domestication are called into question. Finally, when a book that is powerful enough, written well enough, and passionate enough calls for social evolution, the public will