Schoefer evaluates the central criterion in the Harry Potter
books by having a very sexist theme to it. He explains how men in these books
have a higher roll than women. How men are strong, interesting, and risk
takers, while women are defined as a sort of helper threw out the story.
Shoefer identified a few positive features on how the smartest woman in the
school was Hermione, and McGonagall, a trustworthy woman was the right hand of
the head principle Dumbledore. She fails on giving credit to Hermione when she
saved the life of Harry and Ron.
Schoefer is more concentrated on his argument about the sexiest aspect
of the book then sharing more positive things about woman in the book. She
supports her argument on the sexist part of the Harry Potter books by giving
many details about the low parts on many woman characters. How these woman were
only there to push the superiority of the men. She refutes the argument by only
giving examples of sexist in the book but never gave credit to the woman
qualities.
In the life that we live mostly every story has something
that will often offend a person. The Harry Potter books were created for the
amusement of our children. The sexist part of the book shouldn’t stop someone
to not read the book.
I agree with your entire post. While Schoefer did back up her claims with examples, she failed to mention the refute to her argument. There are plenty of examples to back up the refute and it would have been very simple for her to include them in her evaluation. While Hermione was not the main character in the novels she was one on of the top characters and played a role in saving lives just as much as the boys did. The idea that society should not read something because it is "offensive" to some people is out of the question. We would never become educated if we did not read what evokes emotion from us.
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