Contents
Abstract……..……………………………………………………...…………..………I
Key Words……………………………………………………………………………...I
摘要……………………………….…………...………………………..….................Ⅱ
关键词……………………………………………………………………………………………Ⅱ
Introduction…………………………………………………………………….……...1
I. Harry Potter’s Attractive Points..................................................................................3
A. The Reflection of the Real World from the Magic World.....................................3
B. The Interesting Elements, Grotesque and Gaudy Adventure……………………5
C. The Mixture of Culture, Legend and Fairy Tales of the Ancient Europe, the Middle-age’s Europe and Today’s Europe……………………………………..6
II. The Influences on Children of Harry Potter, His Friends’ Characters and Morals …………………………………………………………………………………8
A. The Occurrence of the Hero--Harry Arousing all People’s Passion...…………...9
B. A Time of Decaying of Morals………………………………………………...10
C. The Influences of People’s Mentality and Thought on Children’s Growth…….12
Conclusion……………………………………………………………….……….…..13
Acknowledgements…………………………………………….………………..…..14
Bibliography……………………………………………………………….…...…….15
Abstract
Today, children’s literature is not excellent; the series of Harry Potter is a nice novel and a main work in children’s literature. From backgrounds, contents, reality meaning, the author points out the factors of Harry Potter’s success and makes more research, analyzes the influence of Harry Potter on children. J.K.Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, knows children clearly because she is a teacher. Through her point, children can be analyzed easily. Then, in order to understand children’s inner heart, the author analyzes what they think, and analyzes the factors of their characters being lost from three parts: school, household and society. Finally, the author calls for the close attention to children and the changes children themselves need.
Key Words
Harry Potter; magic; moral; character
