Adversity In The Crucible

Adversity is something that everyone faces at least once in their lives. People are usually able to deal with difficulties through a supportive family or group of friends who prop them back up. However, when people have a lack of emotional support, they are incapable of overcoming the adversity before them. Orphans often lack the psychological support because they do not have parents there for them. There are also metaphorical orphans – children who have parents that they do not have a close bond with, thus leading to a lack of emotional support. Even though orphaned children – actual or metaphorical – are faced with early emotional maturation, they cannot face an adversary or darkness without the help of a supportive group of friends …show more content…
Throughout the course of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling ties this theme into the plots and developments in the novels. This specific theme is explored tremendously in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harry Potter is an orphan wizard who has developed a proxy family with his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry because his remaining family despises him for his abilities. During his fifth year at the school, Dolores Umbridge, the Senior Undersecretary to the Minister of Magic with a despicable disposition, has taken up leadership as Headmaster of Hogwarts. Through her reign, she attempts to do everything in her power to make Potter feel powerless. Even though at certain points throughout the story he feels overpowered by her menacing abilities, he eventually brings about her downfall with the help of Dumbledore’s Army. All of the students in the group support Potter’s crusade even though Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, has tainted his image and what he portrays. Umbridge’s final goal was to discourage Potter to the point that he would no longer resist her tyrannical rule. In certain instances, her schemes got to him and damaged him psychologically. However, his friends in Dumbledore’s Army were always behind him encouraging him and making sure that his hope was not lost. When he was at his worst and having mood swings, his best friend Hermione would always be there to be the voice of sense and wisdom. An example of this was when he got riled up due to people not believing him that Voldemort had returned and he had started bellowing spiteful comments: “No,” said Hermione calmly, “I told her to keep her big fat mouth shut about you, actually. And it would be quite nice if you stopped jumping down Ron’s