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- Title
House-Elves, Hogwarts, and Friendship: Casting Away the Institutions which Made Voldemort's Rise Possible.
- Authors
Peppers-Bates, Susan; Rust, Joshua
- Abstract
In this article, the authors develop the theme of "elf justice," in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series. They argue that the story shows how the power of identity politics and friendship across difference can replace the false universalism of hierarchical societies. The house model and separation from the Muggle World characterize the novels before and after Harry Potter's triumph over Lord Voldemort, and this is rejected by the authors. True friendship would reject the old model for a more truly egalitarian vision.
- Subjects
ELVES; HARRY Potter book series; ROWLING, J. K., 1965-; POTTER, Harry (Fictional character); FRIENDSHIP; UNIVERSALISM (Theology); CONDUCT of life; INTERPERSONAL relations; JUSTICE (Virtue)
- Publication
Reason Papers, 2012, Vol 34, Issue 1, p109
- ISSN
0363-1893
- Publication type
Article