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fantasy genre is geared towards the teen readers who are going through certain
changes in their lives and sometimes have no one to talk to about them or no
where to go to understand what they are going through. Many of the books in
this genre help them see another persons experience set in fantasy worlds,
where even if they don’t live in them they can relate because the life lessons
are similar. Growing up I can admit I was never into Harry Potter even though
almost anywhere I looked it was being sold. I can recall being assigned to read
one of the books in middle school and never really gained an interest towards
the series, but it made me wonder what the hype /craze was about. It wasn’t
until the movies began to appear that I began to get my feet wet as to what the
books were all about. The fantasy world, the characters and the creativity of
the books and films made me a bit interested because it involved magic, drama
and friendship. Although I believe I liked it most because of the characters
and how closely I could relate in terms of age, situations they got themselves
into, and things most teens go through. I can definitely say it was a part of
my adolescence and can see the big impact it had on my generation. And although
I’ve only read 2 of the books seen two of the movies, and have been to the
theme park attractions, I wouldn’t consider myself a die hard fan of the series
but I can definitely appreciate and respect it because it was part of my youth
and continued into my 20s, which connected me in some way with the characters as
they grew older with me.
I'm was in the same situation as you because I was never a fan of Harry Potter before movies came around. Or to be more precise I've never realized how much I can relate my adolescent to Harry Potter's life until I read it for class. Some example would be anxieties characters get when they first stepped into a new milestones of life(new school etc), Discovery of personal talent(Quidditch) and When Ginny cried while her brothers were leaving on the train it almost gave me Deja vu because the case was the same with me and my little sister when I left for college. These are some proves that JK Rowling really consider her demographic and probably the reason why it got so popular.
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