The Role Of Isolation In Harry Potter

Harry enters his fifth year at Hogwarts more isolated from others than ever before. After witnessing the murder of his classmate and the rebirth of Voldemort, Harry is sent back to live with the Dursleys at the end of the school year. When we see Harry for the first time in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix he is once again alone, in the bushes outside of the Dursley's home (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix pg 3). Harry has received very little information from his friends about the events in the wizarding world as a result of Voldemort’s return and it is not until Harry is forced to use magic to combat Dementors, the guards of the wizarding prison, that Harry is taken back to the wizarding world. Harry is brought to the …show more content…
Harry has spent his whole life isolated and alone and when Harry arrives at Hogwarts he gains friends and family, but that does not stop Harry from feeling like he have to handle things alone. Harry grew up isolated so it stands to reason that when faced with emotional struggles Harry would revert to that situation and all evidence showed Harry that he had to face Voldemort alone. In every final encounter with Voldemort Harry had to face him alone and as an orphan it was a feeling that Harry might have been accustomed to, knowing not to rely on others for support because he had received none from the Dursleys. But this tragic background did have its upsides because it prepared Harry for the tougher moments ahead. I believe that had Harry had a happier upbringing and had not gone through these trials he would not have been able to handle the confrontation with Voldemort emotionally. When Harry is shunned by his peers and at times his friends Harry handles it fairly well for a person his age because that is what he has known and it has shown him how he had to be stronger in order to handle situations