I thought it was interesting to analyze Harry Potter in relation to the Holocaust. After watching the film “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” it doesn’t recognize this relationship as much as other Harry Potter films until the end when Lord Voldemorte comes back to kill Harry Potter. His underlying motive of trying to “cleanse” the half bloods and mudbloods from the entirety of the wizard world is his ultimate goal other than killing Harry Potter.
The “Harry Potter and the Complicated Identity Politics,” article redirected my viewing analysis from watching a fantasy film to watching how J.K. Rowling depicts everyday politics. While Harry Potter and most of the students and professors at Hogwarts are fighting the good fight there are still identity politics that are similar to everyday life. For instance, the fantasy world that Harry lives in generally has the same gender roles that are normal in our world. The men are heroic and masculine in the Tri-Wizard Cup while the girl that gets elected into the Tri-Wizard Cup is extremely feminine and takes last place in all of the events that occur. The all-girls school also is always being feminized. They dance their way Hogwarts and dance their way out while the all boys school does traditional military steps into the school. While Harry Potter may seem like it is breaking down barriers it is only masked by a fantasyland that takes the eye away from the similarities to our very own culture.
