Why Harry Potter Should Be Taught in School Essay Example
Grace Farrow
Scott
English 1301.18
October 31, 2012
Why Harry Potter should be read in college classes.
“Happiness can be found in the most darkest of places, if only one remembers to turn on the light.” - Albus Dumbledore. (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). The most dynamic series of books and movies of all time is Harry Potter. I, like many other students, am taking both high school and college classes at the same time. In doing so I have a lot of homework. The one book I have found that I and many others read in the very little spare time we have, is Harry Potter.
Many people say that Harry Potter is “bad” because it has witchcraft throughout the story line. Many say that it is a series written for younger adults. Many people say that the settings, characters, and plot lines in Harry Potter are unrealistic and childish. Many books such as The Hobbit, several works of Shakespeare, and the classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and Gulliver's Travels are unrealistic but are required reading in many college classes. Harry Potter covers much of the same ground as the classical stories, and the students would be more interested in reading the story instead of just the Sparknotes.
Harry Potter is one of the most read and talked about series of all time. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows alone had 8.3 million copies sold the first day of its release, not including the pre-orders. Mine was pre-ordered so it was not counted in that figure. Four hundred and fifty million dollars, is the amount of money the books have made just from their respective release dates put together. Harry Potter is a major world wide phenomenon. From 2001 to the present day researchers have found that “Children who had previously read short chapter books were suddenly plowing through more than 700 pages in a matter of days.”, (moviefone.com). Harry Potter has been beneficial to my generation as we have grown up. Now many colleges are incorporating the Harry Potter
Scott
English 1301.18
October 31, 2012
Why Harry Potter should be read in college classes.
“Happiness can be found in the most darkest of places, if only one remembers to turn on the light.” - Albus Dumbledore. (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). The most dynamic series of books and movies of all time is Harry Potter. I, like many other students, am taking both high school and college classes at the same time. In doing so I have a lot of homework. The one book I have found that I and many others read in the very little spare time we have, is Harry Potter.
Many people say that Harry Potter is “bad” because it has witchcraft throughout the story line. Many say that it is a series written for younger adults. Many people say that the settings, characters, and plot lines in Harry Potter are unrealistic and childish. Many books such as The Hobbit, several works of Shakespeare, and the classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and Gulliver's Travels are unrealistic but are required reading in many college classes. Harry Potter covers much of the same ground as the classical stories, and the students would be more interested in reading the story instead of just the Sparknotes.
Harry Potter is one of the most read and talked about series of all time. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows alone had 8.3 million copies sold the first day of its release, not including the pre-orders. Mine was pre-ordered so it was not counted in that figure. Four hundred and fifty million dollars, is the amount of money the books have made just from their respective release dates put together. Harry Potter is a major world wide phenomenon. From 2001 to the present day researchers have found that “Children who had previously read short chapter books were suddenly plowing through more than 700 pages in a matter of days.”, (moviefone.com). Harry Potter has been beneficial to my generation as we have grown up. Now many colleges are incorporating the Harry Potter