An analysis of Harry Potter from the aspects of the value of aesthetic expectation, culture and literature 英语专业毕业论文

1、an analysis of harry potter from the aspects of the value of aesthetic expectation, culture and literatureabstractenglish novelist j.k.rowlings series of books harry p otter is no doubt a great wonder in the literary world of time. from the publishment of the first book harry potter and the sorcerer

2、s stone to the seventh book harry potter and the deathly hallows, only ten years, it created a wonder that never happened: the novel has translated into more than 70 languages and published in more than 100 countries. it was sold about 325 million in the world. it became a favorite book beyond the c

3、ountry, nationality, sex, belief and culture. it is welcomed by different classes and all ages from different cultural back. it is stirring up a prolonged “harry potter fad” and a “harry potter phenomenon” that arrests peoples attention. this paper will analysis harry potter from the aspects of the

4、value of aesthetic expectation, culture and literature. keyword：harry potter; literature value; aesthetic expectation; hero; fantastic; culturecontentsabstract introduction1 aesthetic value of harry potter 1.1 the bizarre twists and turns of the story 1.2 a hero of civilians 1.3 implied aesthetic tr

5、agic emotion2 cultural value of harry potter2.1 the anti-modern cultural tendency 2.2 view of the heroism of ordinary people 2.3 the attack of racism, class differences in the argot 3 literary value of harry potter 3.1 the poetic philosophy 3.2 a model of successful childrens literature 3.2.1 set a

6、chain of suspense 3.2.2 attractive narrative of story 3.2.3 the integration of magical world and campus lifeconclusionacknowledgementbibliography introductiontoday is the internet era and an era of pictures. network refused to print reading, the traditional flat print books have been out of fashion;

7、 reading pictures refused to read the text. who will take their time to read books patiently. however, it is difficult to understand, there is a thick book about millions of words which is so popular in the whole world in the lament sound books will disappear. but actually, millions of children beca

8、me the fans of this book and made them back to the library from the console and the network. this wonderful book is the british writer j k rowlings harry potter series. harry potter, a handsome boy who rides a broomstick and wears a pair of round glasses, has what charm that conquered the global aud

9、ience? j k rowling, once a poor single mother but now the richest woman in britain today, what magic she used produce a reading storm in the internet age? 1997, jk rowling published the first fantasy novel harry potter and the sorcerers stone. in just ten years, she finished seven novels of harry po

10、tter series and set off a harry potter reading hot in the world. this series of novels translated into more than 60 languages and were sold more than 200 million. it is no longer simply a favorite literature by its readers, but evolved into a cultural phenomenon. fantasy novels represented by harry

11、potter have become a cultural trend in the western. why harry potter series became a cultural trend and accepted by different cultural value system? a major reason is: the magic world harry potter created is not the shadow of the real world, but pure human spirit picture which once was a patent of c

12、hildren. however, in such a rich material society, but lost in the spirit of post-modern society, human picture of pure soul do not showed in the traditional literature and modern literary works. the general spirit of the crisis has not the appropriate comfort. rowling created the harry potter large

13、ly to meet the peoples pursuit of such a pure heart picture. 1 aesthetic value of harry potter1.1 the bizarre twists and turns of the storyliterature is the study of human being. joys and sorrows of the story is a portrayal of the ups and downs of life. it is a legacy from the ancient human entertai

14、ns self-satisfaction of a pastime. literature depicts a kind of life experience from the inside or outside which is both strong entertainment factor and quite a game component. there is profound philosophical nature and ideals of the enlightenment color. strange twists and turns of the story are the

15、 inherent elements of literature, but also the good media to attract the readers. the reason why harry potter is so popular is that firstly related with its ups and downs. there is only one plot clue in seven volumes that harry gradually grows in the contest with voldemort. stories started from 11-y

16、ear-old harry when he went to the magical school. there are many magical properties in hogwarts school: owler, spiral staircase, howler, flying cars; harrys broomstick, wand, invisibility cloak and the marauders map. there are a lot of magical creatures around campus: horse people, giant spiders, wh

17、omping willow, beasts with eagle head and wings, giant . . in harry potter and the sorcerers stone, from harry found that sorcerers stone is elements allow the rebirth of voldemort, he has conflict and hatred with voldemort and his servant . harry intentionally or unintentionally undermined their ac

18、tions and won the sorcerers stone to stop voldemorts rebirth. face the strong opponents, harry can survive and keep safety every time. it is because his comprehension of magic continuously improves and have such outstanding principal dumbledore wizard help and a little luck so that he always lucky e

19、nough to be a winner. this is so-called coincidence. this is a surreal fantasy world full of magic, magic spell, magic creatures, but, in the eyes of a child, you can touch it, feel it as if they are real. children are the acceptance of groups who has least obstacles and highly affected by word of m

20、outh than adults. there is more time to gather and exchange greater interest in play and games, of course, also have higher enjoyment and gain. harry potter depicts life from childrens concerns and perspective. in the eyes full of childlike, the world is so colorful and changeable. their innocence m

21、ake complex social instantly simple, routine life interesting ,and everything can be so magical, mysterious: reinforced concrete house can divided into a magical world after the wizards magic; buses fly over the city like a plane; public telephone like a lift, cast a magic coin will reach the underg

22、round world of the magic court.ordinary people, events, scene thing in the wonderful imagination becomes extraordinary sacred, not only satisfy the curiosity of children, but also attracted the attention of many adults - awaken distant memories, activated the sleeping dream, lighting game of passion

23、. adults as a main social group, has to bear too much responsibility, obligation, pressure and burden. so they need to vent and release their anxious, never, empty and emotion. they get back the fun and magic of childhood ability to meet basic needs of game entertainment psychology, and also access

24、to the highest level of life enjoyment that is aesthetic delight with the spirit of joy. harry potter is not only rich in interesting and storytelling, but also with the magic way turn the dull taste of modern life to overflowing, exuberant. such as a detail in harry potter and the half-blood prince

25、, the national president is waiting a call in the prime ministers office and a man self-proclaimed ministry of magic, minister comes from roof to report on the recent actions and tasks, and then go disappear into the stove in the green flame. half-truths, falsehoods, both whimsical and unexpected, b

26、ut also practical, makes sense: the main public sector actually has a ministry of magic - specifically to deal with the real magic of a wizard to facilitate the exchange of links with the real world. peculiar imagination and vivid description make the real magic not only easy to understand and share

27、 their feelings, but also broke the realist and make things strange and fun. so different style and exciting alternative of magic achieve the position among the classics of literature through establishing the theme of good over evil and sublimate the work values and aesthetic meaning. harry potter f

28、ull of fun and entertainment bring people back to fantasy times from the real world. the exciting story which is full of whimsy, beyond time and space fictional world, provides a maximum security mental recreation park for todays people.1.2 a hero of civilians harry potter builds a large colorful al

29、ien world, both love and hate, have complicated the past lives. harry, a handsome boy who rides a broomstick and wears a pair of round glasses, flying around the world, make an unstoppable whirlwind of magic and let everyone crazy for him. while all sorts of weird characters contributed to fictions

30、incredible success. but the idolatry of human is the psychological basis of its high-profile phenomenon. rowling shapes the story of harrys growth with a series of book. in his world, miracles, myths, magic, anything is possible. so harry become an idol and marked as a modern young hero. this marks

31、the return of the hero worship of the civilian population. as a civilian hero, harry is just an ordinary little boy with a normal appearance, wearing a pair of small round glasses. he was intelligent, naughty, and loves the limelight, like to point out mischief; learning is not particularly serious,

32、 although posses the talent of magic, but the written examination have to depend on a friends counseling to make it through. he ignored the school rules, repeatedly broken taboo, stole into the forbidden forest, worn invisibility cloak, read banned books and unauthorized absence from school to the m

33、agic village. he wants to show that his prowess and proud of being a maverick. this knowingly individual heroism, get to the bottom, is only a juvenile self-proclaimed rebel spirit, intentionally or unintentionally, to attract the attention of others. in real life, these young boys are everywhere. t

34、hey are upright, kind and intelligent. there are various harmless shortcomings and defects and eager to free, unfettered, arbitrary, and unconventional. having these character traits, harry is a true portrayal of millions of children and typical representative of his civilian hero image orientation.

35、 idolatry is a hero dream in human childhood, but the supperhero that rowling creates is not tall, or even to common to be a hero-sometimes he fears or even wants to escape when he faced voldemort. harry knew that he must have more powerful magic to defeat voldemort and it is the best choice to keep

36、 safe before the last fight. there is no born hero. the sense of failure and frustration make harry strong and perseverance. a naughty childs great potential be excited out of and an eternal truth was revealed: just prevails over evil and creats miracle.rowling shapes harry as a young hero, a subver

37、sion of the traditional civilian heroes: delicate, playful, curious treason and failure that belongs ordinary peoples qualities. heroic aura fades, his usual ordinary even mediocre image is more approachable, more realistic real, and also more in line with modern standards of aesthetic today, more a

38、nd more rational readers dont pursuit superman and they no longer need a super hero with moral perfection, noble character. the heroes are on earth, among our life and everyone is a potential hero, everyone can become a hero. the civilian hero meets the spiritual needs of modern personality equality

39、. the role of hero and civilian status is redefined, so equal dialogue between the two parallel pairs becomes possible. 1.3 implied aesthetic tragic emotionas a fairy tale work, harry potter never refuse to talk about death, but let the threat of death filled the book and result in strong tragic eff

40、ects. the most precious is life and lifes greatest feature is uncopiable. so the demise of life is the greatest tragedy. the enormous shadow of death always shrouded in the human heart and became an unspeakable pain and nightmare. in harry potter and the half-blood prince, the magic school headmaste

41、r dumbledore who has amazing magic strength is harrys spiritual support. he always appeared timely and helps harry to solve all difficulties. he is kindness, generosity, integrity but unexpectedly killed. impermanence of life and unpredictable death, anyone is difficult to block. people can not cont

42、rol himself and can not predict the death. people fear deeply. this increased the tragedy. death is not the absolute elements of tragedy, but tragedy is most likely derived from the death. harry can not do anything when he faced powerful alien forces and helpless in the face of the tragic death of p

43、eers and teachers. this absurdity, loneliness, hopelessness may also force the reader to think about lifes fragility and impermanence of fate. here, death became the cornerstone of the tragedy. works from the beginning of the tragedy buried hint: harrys parents fed little harry the voldemorts a “spi

44、rit”. voldemort curse harry to be ashes but the result is equal to curse its own. so he lost his body, leaving only the soul. as the owner of voldemorts one soul, harrys life and death is combined with voldemorts. harry had to bear the spirit of the disturbance; step by step toward a pre-established

45、 trap. harry can not get rid of “spirit” of voldemort. he afraid that he could not resist the temptation of becoming another voldemort.he was under immense pressure but finally defeated voldemor and determined self-sacrifice in order to prevent the possible rebirth of voldemort. harry is a tragedy o

46、f existence. it is also an absurd since life has been linked with voldemort. he had the tragic fate of the doomed and only the end of life is tragic end. this is the fate that harry can not refuse and escape. voldemort is his sworn enemy, but actually his own. harry must overcome himself which requi

47、res more effort and greater courage. of course, this made heroes and heroic qualities of character more prominent. from knowing their fate closely related, harrys choice whether co-exist or crash and burn with voldemor is crucial. face beautiful, precious life, no one is willing to give up, but the

48、heros choice is justice in righteousness and sacrifice himself. rowling dealt with the ultimate fate of harry with tragic element, although happy endings hinder the further rendering tragic, but tragic sense of fairy tales as a fundamental change in the narrative style and deepened the meaning of li

49、terary works to enhance the work of the aesthetic implications. while it highlights the tragic circumstances behind the sense of the tragedy and further strengthen the work force.2 cultural value of harry potter 2.1 the anti-modern cultural tendency a british critic defined the central feature of ha

50、rry potter as escapist world. real world in the eyes of rowling is material and political progress. escapism means rejection and denial to the real world. so, in essence, rowling has the anti-modern cultural tendencies. rowling has a special love to hogwarts school of witchcraft where harry and his

51、friends learn witchcraft. this is a school built in the castle. for todays teenagers who dominated by rational science and technology and suppressed by learning tasks, the hogwarts magic school is full of wonder and mystery place. there are a lot of magical creatures around campus: horse people, gia

52、nt spiders, whomping willow, beasts with eagle head and wings, giant and even appeared unimaginable norway dragon and unicorn. there are thrilling quidditch match, broomstick, witchcraft, wand. harry was a gifted wizard boy who buried in muggle world, but he is a genius in the magic world with high

53、capability. and he unconsciously felt: castle is more like a home every day. rowling described harrys witchcraft school, his life and his learning mentality, some extent due to her youth and experience. rowlings parents lived in the town of west village yetkin for some reasons. the west village for

54、those who escape city life in london has an irresistible lure of romance. it is open, wide, scenic, historic and mysterious, simple and relaxed life; people have more time to visit with others. in her hometown, she likes walking in the garden, woods and fields. she felt happy, enthusiastic and gener

55、ous. she believed that home, family and labor is the center of life, but do not want to change the world and just want to enjoy life. however, industrialization has destroyed the beautiful countryside, rowling saw the golden fields gradually disappeared; gradually clouds the sky made her dislike it

56、any more. rowlings another painful memory is poverty. as a single mother, in the beginning of novels, she even had no fixed abode, had to push baby carriages to the coffee shop for writing. because there is no computer, paper, she had to write the story of the novel in the broken pieces of paper; sh

57、e drank a cup of coffee every a few hours to save money. in novel, harrys tragic childhood, dark cupboard and the cousins bullying, are all reproduction of poverty of rowling. because industrial technology damage environment and poverty harm the lives, so that rowling had “escapism” impulse. in harry potter, the little magician were riding on a flying broom, using the owl messengers and they do not have complex mechanical toys and exciting game. such creative thinking, to a cer