Literature Term Papers - Treatment of Women in Harry Potter

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Off course, there is a vast difference of treatment of women in today’s Harry Potter and the stories and epics of the medieval times. Starting from the Gilgamesh, in which women endured power not equally but to some extent as to which they can harm and bring about the miseries. That was an era of women sacrifice and women were presented to gods as gifts. At that time homosexual relationships were a common practice. Then is the epic Beowulf, in which the women’s role is more of a decoration and embellishment than a participatory. Also the treatment was such any unprecedented behavior from women was treated badly by men at that time.

Some respect to women was granted in the Ramayan and other epics of that time. This was the era of courtly love and chivalry, and women’s voices were heard as being directionally and warm. But again the strings were in the hands of men who were the powerful sort. In Harry Potter, there is the loveliest character of Hermione Granger, one of Harry's best friends and a bookworm whose research invariably helps him unravel the mystery at hand. Hermione makes erudition seem so juicy and worthwhile, yet she's very real, prone to crushes on self-inflated types.

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As a female author writes the books, this girl’s character depicts the girl writer at age 11. The character is very clever and has a know-it-all character pattern. The character of Hermione is obsessed with achieving academically, but this masks a huge insecurity. In the treatment of women, Harry Potter stands apart from stories that we have already studied. Its true that there is a sort of similarity when we see the wizardry in the characters, but this woman role is unique in the sense that it is bold, have no fear of men’s attitude and is a symbol of friendship and warmth. Neither there is any woman’s sacrifice attached to the woman’s character in the Harry Potter nor were they given any inferior treatment.

But there is another unique similarity. And that is the second role. Harry Potter is a boy’s story and his friend is in a supportive role and does not lead. This is true with the stories we have read of Ishtar in Gilgamesh and the Grendals’ mother in the Beowulf. Apart from the importance, as the role of Sita in Ramayan, and respect, all the roles are of secondary nature having the key to the major role in the hands of men or boy Harry Potter.

 

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