Sociological Analysis Of Harry Potter

For my media analysis I am going to analyze the Harry Potter series be J.K. Rowling from a sociological point of view. There are many aspects of the story that can be interpreted in different ways. The series explores the concepts of social classes, race, discrimination and prejudice, social norms, and culture. One of the main underlining themes of the Harry Potter series is the caste system and prejudice. This story line contains ‘pure blood’ wizards who are represented by characters such as the Malfoys—who signify a corrupt, privileged upper-class. These upper class wizards are portrayed in an overall negative way showing them to be only interested in power. They are also greatly connected to the prejudice and discrimination shown throughout the series. Pure bloods see anyone of muggle dissent as filthy and unfit to be a wizard. They also see any creatures or nonhumans as beneath them and treat them harshly.
These Muggleborn wizards and non-human beings such as centaurs, goblins, and house-elves, form the lower class in the wizarding world. Throughout the book these minority groups are greatly mistreated. There is clear prejudice, racism, and discrimination towards the lower class. Voldemort and his follower’s actions of mistreatment and goal of getting rid of …show more content…
The Goblet of Fire depicts the differences in British, French, and Norwegian (Bulgaria is located in Norway but students could also be from Sweden or Bulgaria) culture. In one of the first scenes with the student from these counties is the feast which shows an important cultural difference by showing the different types of food from the different regions at the feast. The Goblet of Fire also shows how different cultures are not all that different by bringing them together to watch and enjoy the Triwizard Tournament and the Yule