Harry Potter: a gender issue or just me?

Question

I have wondered as i read the series in close detail that it seems like almost all of the secondary plots are done by women.

to start with it is Lilly's not James Death that is the object of the series. if I'm not misteken if james died to protect harry wasnt both his perents deaths suppose to have offered the protection not only Lilly's?

In harry's generation it seems like the intelligent ones were always girls. only the girls are mostly noted for being best at something or accomplished at something.
Ginny was an accomplished bat bogey hexer, no other boy is mentioned as to be accomplished at anything.
Hermione was always best at everything. Of the three niether harry nor ron ever did anything in thier lessons that they practised. in the DA it seems like the girls were more active.

in the final battle of the DA of the three 16yr olds who fought only coleen died. the hole serries. the most powerful supposedly death eater was a woman bellatrix.

yeah i think poeple will agree with me wen i say either ron or neville was the one most expected to defeat bellatrix but rather it was molly.

inderstand me please im not insisting man should always dominate, i mean all the main characters are man Harry DD LV snape and hagrid, but its just that wen it came too magical abbilities it was always women who did almost everything better.

Answer 1

Perhaps since JKR was a woman, she gave some preference to female characters but I think you are wrong about males not being the best at something. There were more males good at quiddich than females.

Answer 2

If this were so then Valdemort himself would not have been the "best" at anything. There were "experts in their field" that were men and women. Dumbledore was always revered for being all powerful and extremely wise. Harry Potter himself had skills that just came to him. The red-headed twins were the best at mischevious spells and tricks. The Tri-wizard Tournament would have been won by another boy had he not been killed. Star pro Quidditch players were men...and some women. There were master wand makers that were men. Perhaps you should read the books again with highlighter in hand and count how many males vs females were expert at any part of their craft.

Besides, what does it really matter??? It's just fun fiction! My boys and daughter and I have either read the books, seen the movies or both, and none of us feel the same way you do. And why do men always have to be the most powerful? Isn't that kind of discriminatory? Really, I think you may be wrong. Again, it is not meant to be taken so seriously and have such a big issue made of it. It is not real life, just fun and fancy. I hope going through it again shows you more balance than it being skewed either one way or another.

Answer 3

those ar etrue, but then again, almost all of the major stories are male. Harry, Voldemort and Dumbeldore obviously. Then youve got the four marauders as a big part and Snapes is one of the biggest stories. Almost all of Harry's mentors are male: Hagrid Serious Dumbeldore and Lupin, with the notable exception of McGonagall. Even Lilly's story is a little overshadowed in the end by Snape loving her bit. Harry is the most accomplished seeker, and almost all sports discussions take place between the males. When Slughorn has hist first gathering on the train Ginny is one fo the few females invited. It seems to me like, if anything the book is trying to balance the numbers and it still leans a bit towards the boys.

Answer 4

It's been a while since I read the books so bear with me.Nevill has a real flair for Herbology, Malfoy is very good in potions,Ron is the best at wizards chess,Fred and George have to be talented and clever to come up with all of the very cool things that they invent,Snape is good at occlumens, and Voldemort is good at everything, as is Dumblemore. That's right off the top of my head. Can you imagine how many more I could come up with if I tried?

Answer 5

I think there is a lot to discuss there, but the first thought that comes to mind is that Harry taught defense against the dark arts. Seems to me that would make him the best at that. He is the main character after all.

Beyond that, I think you can look at things like the twins. While a lot of what they did was geared towards mischief, I think they were generally recognized as being near geniuses at it. I seem to recall a passage talking about how impressed the teachers were when they cast the swamp in the hallway.

You can also look at the progression of Neville throughout the series. By the end, he really comes in to his own and is also generally considered to be the best at herbology, if memory serves.

Answer 6

It is not an issue of anything, it is the writer's story. Everyone is always trying to make issue with everything under the sun and moon. It is a fantasy book written by a woman. It may be that there are more heroine's than hero's but it is a fictional piece, not an 'issue'.

Answer 7

i dont really think it was a gender issue.... first i think james died fighting voldemort to protect his family..... lily actually jumped in front of the killng curse to stop it from hitting harry........ and ginny is mentioned as being good at the hex but what about percy and his good grades and him making head boy, or fred and george and their prank shop? and ron was awesome at wizards chess..... and hermione was just really smart..... harry and ron just depended on her to help them..... they were pretty much lazy with their work....... and remeber that HARRY is the main character...... and even hermione and ginny had flaws....... their are others mentioned in the book but ginny and hermione are more main characters than (lets say) dean thomas or whats his face finnigan...... and bellatrix might not have been the best death eater but she was the most loyal...... she was voldemorts (another male main character) second in command basically..... i dont think it was a gender issue......

Answer 8

Well, if you read the 7th book, you will see that James didn't die protecting anyone. He just answered the door and was killed Lily died actively protecting Harry.

Voldemort, a male, was the most powerful Dark Wizard. Dumbledore, also male, was the most powerful Light Wizard, and also considered one of the most brilliant.

Answer 9

There are some achieveable difficulty with greater adult men in potential positions than women, yet there additionally are a lot of issues that counterdict that besides. relies upon which e book you're observing. it style of feels that throughout lots of techniques their society is portraited greater like how ours became into in the 70's. a lot of ladies are housewives (from what I pay attention that's actual truer of ways existence in the united kingdom is as opposed to existence in the rustic on a similar time as we talk) and place self assurance in the adult men to earn the earnings for the relatives. that's sturdy in some techniques that it helps greater time for the youngsters esp at an prolonged time the place they choose that parental interplay. you have many powerful women in the series, some sturdy and a few no longer so sturdy, and that exhibits that they are able to have powerful positions. bear in recommendations once you're doing this paper, that the existence-style in the united kingdom is distinctive than that's right here in the rustic. in lots of techniques they do no longer look to be as funds pushed and look to fee relatives existence greater beneficial than the final inhabitants does right here in the rustic (that's a important issue right here in the rustic!!!) sturdy success with the paper. i anticipate which you will make references to the authors historical past and that she became right into a unmarried discern suffering to place nutrition on the table while she all started writting the series.

Answer 10

I CAN see your point of view, but I think it is just you. For example, Dumbledore accomplished a lot of things, Harry ended up killing Vodemort and taught DA so there are a lot of parts when boys accomplished something, but i really can see your point of view and I think you are right, but that doesn't mean boys didn't play any part at all.

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