Archetypes and Stereotypes in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series

dc.contributor.author	Sörensen, Johanna
dc.date.accessioned	2014-02-07T08:33:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-02-07T08:33:01Z
dc.date.issued	2014-02-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2077/35062
dc.description.abstract	This essay explores the archetypal hero and gender stereotypes in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Using both theories about the hero genre and the discussion of the Harry Potter novels themselves, I argue that despite following the literary structure of the archetypal hero, and sharing many of the composite hero’s traits, Harry Potter breaks the stereotype and challenges the traditional hero narrative. I will also argue that Harry Potter goes against many of the gender stereotypes that often occur in literature. This essay will mainly focus on Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, but side characters as well to some extent.	sv
dc.language.iso	eng	sv
dc.relation.ispartofseries	SPL kandidatuppsats i engelska	sv
dc.relation.ispartofseries	SPL 2013-093	sv
dc.subject	Harry Potter	sv
dc.subject	J.K. Rowling	sv
dc.subject	archetypal hero	sv
dc.subject	gender roles	sv
dc.subject	stereotypes	sv
dc.subject	femininities	sv
dc.subject	masculinities	sv
dc.title	Archetypes and Stereotypes in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series	sv
dc.type	Text
dc.setspec.uppsok	HumanitiesTheology
dc.type.uppsok	M2
dc.contributor.department	University of Gothenburg/Department of Languages and Literatures	eng
dc.contributor.department	Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer	swe
dc.type.degree	Student essay