They are not supposed to be beliveable. The parents act like they have never sat down to watch Bewitched or Sabrina the Teenage Witched or even Charmed.
2006-12-14 09:53:28 · 8 answers · asked by kmccrae8403 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
People keep comparing regular fairy tales with Harry Potter all the time, but that's not correct. They all contain witchcraft, but the witchcraft presented in fairy tales is different than the one in Harry Potter. Fairy tales present witchcraft as something evil, something frightening, therefore the kids get the message that it's wrong and that they should stay away from it. But the difference is that Harry Potter presents witchcraft as something positive. More than that, it presents it as a way of living. And in this way kids get the message that it is something fun, something they could learn more about and even try. For kids, fiction is not just fiction. For them, fiction brakes the barriers of reality.
But the way kids and people perceive the story doesn't change the message that it actually wants to spread.
Not to be rude, but you are ruled by stereotypes just like everyone who thinks Harry Potter represents witchcraft and satanism is. You need to see beyond the surface of the story. If you would truly analyze the story, the plot and the general scheme and meanings of the book, you would surely reach the conclusion that HP DOES NOT represent satanism.
As soon as you hear about wizards, spells and witches, you automatically think "Oh, that's it! This is satanism! The story supports witchcraft!" But that's wrong. If you think like that without analyzing further and examining the story, you only prove that you are shallow.
I know a lot of Christians who only use religion as a pretext to prove that HP is the devil's work. Wrong, wrong, wrong. It's wrong because Christianity shouldn't be used as an extension of one's motives. If you want to judge something, you should judge it individually.
Again, I don't mean to offend you, but I'm sure that you lack a lot of basic information if you can make such harsh affirmations. It's very easy for someone who doesn't have all the necessary knowledge regarding the subject to support an idea. You're only supporting this idea because you are motivated by the purpose of religion, but you haven't examined the subject properly. There's a book about Harry Potter written by John Granger. If you haven't read it yet, you definitely should. Believe me, that book is so great and analyzes every detail and gives you all the information you need. I'm sure it could clear all your doubts.
Before I read that book, I thought that JKR was an evil satanist who just wanted to corrupt all the kids and make them support satanism. I thought she was part of a satanist organization that had the purpose of destroying the world and representing the devil. I thought this was all part of a witty plan and that the HP phenomenon would surely lead to Apocalypse. Freaky, isn't it?
All those opinions I had back then were based on rumours I have heard from various directions. I foolishly believed in them because back then everything that implied wizards and spells meant satanism for me. For me and a lot of other people, the world was divided in black and white. Satanism and Christianity. I thought that everything that contained mentions of spells and wizards was surely devil's work and I automatically sent all those things to the black category without examining them and trying to find out if I'm right or not.
I'm sorry for ranting like this. I'm probably not making much sense to you, but what I am trying to tell you is that you can't just classify something according to its surface. Not everything that presents witchcraft is witchcraft. Read that book by John Granger and you'll understand what I mean.
2006-12-18 08:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by Cheshire Riddle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The parents who believe that it is a Wiccan book probably have never read any of those, or even Harry Potter itself. They just saw a book about modern-day England where there are witches and wizards and assumed the people were using a Wiccan system of magic.
2006-12-14 10:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by Halcyon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I totally agree with you. The parents are worrying too much. People of all ages have been exposed to so-called 'witchcraft'. Stories and mere stories. They're to add some imagination and fantasy into our lives. They aren't supposed to be believed 100%. What important is the moral values taught in the stories.
2006-12-16 04:33:53 · answer #3 · answered by Charlotte_T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know there are some people who have heard that J.K.R. is a practicing witch, and therefore that changes her intentions in writing the books. Rather than being fictional, they start to carry actual witchcraft tones that Christians oppose. That's just one of the reasons I've heard.
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2006-12-14 09:59:35 · answer #4 · answered by jacie dawn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people take it as black magic because of the wizards and such.... I know there should be any diffence between the shows of yester year and now but people seem to think that kids can't deceide what is real or make believe!
2006-12-14 09:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by zaratrey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know. It's ridiculous. Kind of takes you back to the XVth century. At least they're not looking for actual witches - yet.
2006-12-14 09:59:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same reason the Nazi's burned books.....ignorance and fear. Religious zealots fear that if their children read books about witches and magic, that they will grow up to become heretics.
2006-12-14 10:01:19 · answer #7 · answered by Curious George 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is the danger of fundamentalist, evangelical christians. They are basically fascist's in disguise. Stop them every chance you get.
2006-12-14 09:56:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋