JK Rowling: A Literary Analysis

Fantasy and science fiction have for a long time depicted woman as possessing inferior roles than their male counterparts who are often the sung heroes in most of the literary work. Fiction and fantasy genres are a representation of the real world whereby most of the authors concentrate on the traditional roles and attributes of women such as being, submissive, passive, obedient, and powerless and in most cases have few or no roles in the pieces of art. On the other hand, men are portrayed as all-powerful, who are strong, brave, protective and rational who usually emerge the heroes of such pieces of work (Rowling, 5)
In her literary work, JK Rowling has portrayed women as submissive and control in equal measure. Through her work, however, we …show more content…
As much as their appearance is brief and limited, the roles they have played cannot be overlooked. The main women characters in this poem include; Hygd, Wealhtheow, Freawaru, Grendel’s mother and Thyrth. Hygd and Wealhtheow are both married to kings and play the role of receiving people in the hall and ensuring they have a good time, and also to pass the first cup to their lords. They have an influence in the politics of this kingdom in different circumstances (Milosh and Gardner …show more content…
“…should enter the fire –breathing dragon’s lair by himself after his brethren had left him”. He went ahead to face the dragon which clamped its sharp fangs on his neck. “…gathered his strength and stuck a stabbing knife deep into the dragons flank”. This shows how a typical man should persevere anything not matter how much painful or costly in order to achieve something that will contribute t the betterment of the society. Men have been brought up having the virtue of perseverance instilled in them in the hope of achieving better returns. As opposed to giving up, a man typical man is expected to show high levels of perseverance regardless of the situation (Milosh and Gardner