Examples Of Prejudice In Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth book in the best selling series, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling who started writing Harry Potter when her train was delayed going to the King Cross Station in London and lives in Edinburgh, UK. The novel takes place in Harry Potter’s fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the time where the wizard society cannot distinguish the difference between the truth and the lies. The story is told from first person perspective, and we see the story unfold has Harry sees it and the emotions he goes through. The book has multiply examples of prejudice: Hogwarts’ houses, blood, and breed are the major examples of prejudice. There are three types of wizards in the Harry Potter world – purebloods, half-bloods, and muggleborns. The purebloods are old, rich families that look down upon other wizards because they have tainted bloods when there is no …show more content…
Harry Potter’s main role in the Harry Potter series is to destroy Voldemort for final. In this book, Harry shows a lot of resentment and starts to push the people he cares about away from him. The book tells us directly what Harry is like what he is feeling, and his general personality making him a direct character. We see many different sides of Harry and how he changes throughout the book: a dynamic and round character. One of the major changes Harry goes through is at the beginning of the novel is that Harry is resentful and doesn’t even necessarily want to go to Hogwarts, a place he considers his home, considering to live with Sirius Black, his godfather. When Harry Potter arrives at Hogwarts, he is introduced to Professor Umbridge, and he wishes he had stayed with Sirius. It was not until Hermione suggested building a dueling club of sorts – latter called Dumbledore’s Army – until Harry begins to feel pleased that he came to