Rebellion, Insurrection And Individualism In Harry Potter

The tale is about two mice who vandalize a dollhouse. After finding the food on the dining room table made of plaster, they smash the dishes, throw the doll clothing out the window, tear the bolster, and carry off a number of articles to their mouse-hole. When the little girl who owns the dollhouse discovers the destruction, she positions a policeman doll outside the front door to ward off any future depredation. The tale's themes of rebellion, insurrection, and individualism reflect not only Potter's desire to free herself of her domineering parents and build a home of her own, but her fears about independence and her frustrations with Victorian domesticity. The children will absorb the moral lessons gradually until they become totally aware of the punishment they will get from being …show more content…
Even though the mice may not know what the policeman is, but a girl may think that the mouse thieves will be scared if they see the policeman because, he can punish the wrongdoers in reality. In the other hand, the nurse who is an adult may think that the appropriate punishment for the mouse thieves is to make them scared and give up on planning to-do something bad. Thus, she declares that the thieves will be trapped in a mouse trap which can be considered as the death penalty. The children may feel that they will be punished if they do something morally wrong like the two bad mice. In modern society, the discipline and punishment are practiced by making people feel like they are being observed by the authority such as policemen. This cautionary tale internalizes the young reader the social behavior as well through the use of the doll dressed as a policeman. The girl in the nursery plans to scare the mice by setting the policeman doll in front of the dollhouse. This solution can finally stop the mice’s burglary and make them compensate of the mess they have