Harry Potter and the tutors of resilience: an analytic view of J. K. Rowling tales
Harry Potter and the tutors of resilience: an analytic view of J. K. Rowling tales
Author(s): Fernanda G. MoreiraSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, British Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: MedCrave Group Kft.
Keywords: adolescence; hero; anima/animus; literature; narcissism; trauma;
Summary/Abstract: The present work aims to symbolically analyze both the literary and the cinematographicHarry Potter series in accordance with the framework of analytical psychology. Throughout the process described, “the boy who lived” symbolizes the injured child, who meets tutors of resilience while attending school. These encounters helped him to confront his wounds and consolidate his identity. At the end of the saga, our hero gives up the unlimited power, overcomes the wound and the defenses, and succeeds in a mature relationship from which a child is born whose name carries the promise of peace and balance to the whole community.
Journal: Journal of Psychology & Clinical Psychiatry
- Issue Year: 8/2017
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 1-7
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
