AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume 5, Number3. August 2021 Pp.27-39
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol5no3.3
Alienation in Harry Potter
Ayman Khaled Hussein
Faculty of Languages and Communication,
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Nerus
Terengganu, Malaysia
Correspondence Author :ayman46.unisza@gmail.com
Mohd Nazri bin Latiff Azmi
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Nerus
Terengganu, Malaysia
Mohammad Nusr Mohammad Al-Subaihi
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Nerus
Terengganu, Malaysia
Received: 4/30/2021 Accepted: 7/29/2021 Published: 8/25/2021
Abstract:
This is a thematic study of Harry Potter (1997-2007) concerning the theme of alienation. Joanne Rowling is a British novelist famous for writing her best-known fantasy book series, Harry Potter (1997-2007). This study argues that Rowling employs fantastical elements in Harry Potter to present symbolic and real-life themes that summon the postcolonial discourse of alienation. In addition, the study aims to raise the role of fantasy in serving Humanity and the dignity of people and understanding the conflicts among the members of society. Moreover, this study investigates how racial discrimination and postcolonialism work against the Humanity of heroes and their companions in their community. Therefore, that relationship causes a realistic commentary on real-life situations. The theoretical platform deployed in this study is a postcolonial perspective that purports to grasp the striking overlaps between the theme of alienation and the insights of the racial and social postcolonial discourse. The findings achieved in this paper prove the juxtaposition between alienation on the one hand and racial and social discrimination on the other hand. The researcher seeks to demonstrate that Harry Potter reflects the suffering and alienation of characters.
Keywords: alienation, fantasy, Harry Potter, Humanity, postcolonialism
Cite as: Hussein, A. K., Azmi, M.N.L., & Al-Subaihi, M.N.M. (2021). Alienation in Harry Potter. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies 5 (3) 27-39.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol5no3.3
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