Hints that in book 7, several characters will die. When children become attached to characters, they become real people to kids. Would killing off characters make kids grieve too much?
2007-03-02 18:04:14 · 21 answers · asked by Lucy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
All children are different. When you read a story such as HP to a child you must make sure they understand that the characters are not real people. I think it is fine to be alittle attached as I kinda am to the characters. Me and my friends all cried when we found out who died in books 5 and 6.
However kids should learn not to think to much about it sense it could make them alittle depressed. If you are worried about having your kids read the book you could wait a few years for them to read it. Until you think they are ready. I know a few parents who are doing this with thier children.
2007-03-03 01:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think adults think kids are morons who cannot deal with anything outside of fluffy clouds and chubby puppies. I'm not accusing you of this, but I remember reading a LOT of scary books when I was a kid. I enjoyed the hell out of them. And no, not all books are appropriate for kids, but the final Harry Potter book is aimed at 17 year olds, since that will be Harry's age.
Harry Potter contextualizes violence. Fights happen for reasons in those novels (except maybe in the second book). C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, on the other hand, forces violence on kids and makes them believe that war is the only way to solve problems. Yet somehow Lewis' novels are "Christian."
2007-03-03 03:23:48 · answer #2 · answered by God_Lives_Underwater 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe kids can take more than is generally assumed. I believe overprotectiveness hurts them more in the long run than allowing them to be exposed to sad events in the Harry Potter books. Learning how to deal with the demise of a character in a book in my opinion is excellent exercise for when they do lose someone or something sad or upsetting happens to them in real life. They have already "practiced on dry land", before being forced to jump in the deep end, if that makes sense.
2007-03-03 02:15:43 · answer #3 · answered by - 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they would . I'm not young and I get sad when someone dies in a book let alone one which you have become attached to over a series of novels. I think anyway that these books are a bit mature for a lot of kids, they just would'nt understand the twists and plots(even the movies are a bit complicated)However The kids that ARE able to understand everything in these books I guess they would be mature enough to cope.
2007-03-03 02:35:49 · answer #4 · answered by snowluk 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
first i agree with tool
second, maybe you can find a teaching in their death, they are not common people, they are magician who fight against every kind of monsters.
I have not read the last book, but i suppose they won't die killed by some monster, maybe they will die giving their life for the humanity or for others life. This could be a good teaching for kids
They can choose if they wont to fight or not against the real monsters in life, when the cup is just life
hope you can understand even if my english suffer too
2007-03-03 03:02:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Why would you want to stop children from learning about loss? It is a real and inevitable factor in all of our lives. Given a chance to 'practice' it in a book or movie will help them deal with the real thing later.
Children who are sheltered from life tend to grow up into adults who don't know how to deal with life effectively.
2007-03-03 02:42:23 · answer #6 · answered by Batty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If Harry Potter is to violent for kids then maybe they should not be let out of their beds in the morning because life is infinitely more violent than any book.
2007-03-03 02:08:52 · answer #7 · answered by Tool 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This will be difficult. But for the age of the intended reader I think appropriate.
Isn't it better to learn about death with a fictional character before you must face it in real life. I'm reading bridge to teribithia with my 7 year old soon on this note.
2007-03-03 02:11:12 · answer #8 · answered by G's Random Thoughts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to protect children from everything. I believe that exposing children to difficult situations in books, like the Harry Potter series, can empower children. They deal with conflicts at home, school and with peers, whether they are friend or foe. Children are more perceptive than adults like to believe. Children often feel at the mercy of adults and they need to learn ways to protect themselves from harm.
2007-03-03 04:41:12 · answer #9 · answered by Patricialee 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
IMO, Harry Potter has gone beyond children's book after the Prisoner of Azkaban. Now there is politics, multi-pronged romance and bizzare murders. So I agree, its too violent.
2007-03-03 03:15:14 · answer #10 · answered by Maranello 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋