Once upon a time, a magical children's novel landed on the bookshelves of may countries throughout the world. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is an enchanting tale of a boy's journey from a neglected childhood to a witchcraft school. Like this story along with many other Harry Potter books, these series became so popular among children and even adults. Why are people against them if they are popular among children? After doing some research there are many reasons but the main reason I will be focusing on in this paper is sexism. Who are these people against them? Mostly adults and some teachers are trying to get these famous series off the shelves voicing their opinions throughout the newspaper and the internet. Throughout this paper I will be showing you how gender is portrayed in Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone.

How is sexism involved in Harry Potter books? Well sexism is when one role, which in this case is male dominates another which is female. Sexism usually occurs mostly when you are older, but this book shows us how Harry the main character is the hero. I myself so not think that Harry Potter books are sexist. While reading the thought did

------------------------------------------------------------------------

A girl Christine Schoeter who enjoys and is hooked to the books but cannot ignore the sexism writes another source I found at Salon.com. "Harry's fictional realm of magic and wizardry perfectly mirrors the conventional assumption that men do and should run the world." In Harry Potter books it is "Men and boys, wizards and sorcerers" who dominate each scene. Throughout Harry's struggle in the book "A cast of male characters" backs him. Females are used as "helpers, enablers and instruments." Hermione is Harry's good friend and she is a girl and the smartest student at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft. She does the best she can to be accepted but Ron and Harry treat her as a "tag-along." She struggles so hard to get respect and approval from Harry and Ron. How fun could she be, if Hermoine is always studying and reading and has no girlfriends besides Ginny Ron's sister? Ginny has a crush on Harry so her attitude is different than Hermione. It seems as though they are the!

not cross my mind once. I among other readers like this book for many reasons. Maybe because it is well plotted, suspenseful and cleaver. How many of us haven't had a teacher who was unfair for

Some common words found in the essay are:
Harry Potter, Ron Harry, Hermoine Rowling's, University Minnesota, JK Rowling, harry potter, Saloncom Harry's, Minerva McGonagall, Ginny Ron's, Throughout Harry's, JK Rowlings, potter books, harry potter books, harry potter teaching, harry potter sorcerer's, ron harry, sorcerer's stone, world harry, popular children, sexism people, jk rowling, potter sorcerer's stone, children sexism, potter sorcerer's, world harry potter,
Approximate Word count = 844
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)