Fantasy and Religion: Exploring the Connection in Harry Potter and The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland

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The aim of this essay is to discuss the connection between fantasy and religion that
reflect the social potentials that are mainly not possible in the real human world. This is a will
be focusing on two main texts which are the Harry Potter series and The Girl Who Ruled
Fairyland. Both these two novels are extremely popular among the children as well as the
young generation across the world. These two texts are not only popular because of their
impossible imaginations but also for the perfect blend of existing rituals and traditions with
fantasy. Most of the readers have the idea that the situations created in these text for the
characters playing their role in this plots cannot be possible in the real world but the
presentation of the authors is so convincing that the characters seem to be a part of this Real
world. The fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction which is set in fictional universe but gets
inspired by the real world folklore and mythology. The fantasy stories or novels have their
Origins in the oral traditions and local believes which are not accepted in the real reasonable
and scientific world. these folk lore and mythology become parts of drama and stories which
get creative embellishments from the ideas and imagination of the authors making those too
convincing and enjoyable to the readers of any age.
As theme of this question refers that whether fantasy literature has something to do
with religion and gets impacted by the Supernatural representation of various Gods and
Goddesses in the pagan world or Christianity. The fantasy literature has gained impetus with
the dependents on hope, love, dream and other positive psychological facets where the theme
of collision between good and evil, super power and dark power and this world and other
world keep on going which leads to ultimate win of the good over evil.
Debate on fantasy literature having connection with religion gained importance after
the immense popularity of J.K. Rowling Harry Potter series. The growing controversy of
Fantastic perspectives of the author on certain religious documents created scope for
research. After the release of this series you will realise how greatly fantasy can capture the

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human imagination as well as religious qualities. According to Butler, the children’s fantasy
in Britain of the early 1960s where basically had a distinct preference for the Real World
settings which were mainly rural and suburban. The children literature had children
protagonists having a white background and middle class status so that the readers can
connect with them. Most of the fantasy literatures had adventure in common that it limited
the circle of the children so that no adult can enter to help. This children protagonist’s contact
with mysterious places or persons which added the plot and took the actors through time
lapses and unearthly creatures. This fantasies where conservative in the sense because their
concern to maintain the rightful status quo through repairing some of the increasing threats.
The character development had complex ideas which took them to some adventurous ways
but had moral questions to answer.
fantasy is a distinguished form of science fiction where the readers are blessed with
enjoyment of horror and unreliable situations by the absence of Macabre themes in the
popular culture most of the fantasy genre stories are predominantly featured in the mediaeval
setting where the morality plays important role but work hand in hand with the local ancient
myths and Legends in this highly modern technological world. JK Rowling’s Harry Potter
shows iconoclasm but had accessible humour, style, comprehensible plot supported with
vividly sketch characters so that the young readers can associate themselves with the
protagonists easily. It is one of the bestselling fantasy novels which introduces most loved as
well as traditional Hero Harry Potter. Harry is and refund who had no idea of his complicated
future awaiting for him in the Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. In every pages of
this novel the author has opened new chapters of Harris life, puts him in danger but help
keeps on coming to save him from the blow of his sworn enemy Voldemort.
Hindi story the author has convert some message just like other fantasy novel through
its fantasy setting so that for the elaboration of maturity model principles family love and