ENGB35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Muggle, Rubeus Hagrid, Bildung
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Negative connotation not present when harry uses the term; the more interested one is in muggles, the less important they are socially. Muggle mug; someone who is gullible, idiotic, etc. No good muggles in this book, adds to stereotyping. They"re not completely stupid mcgonagall: no major conceptual difference between dark wizards view of muggles, view presented by good characters, and malfoy"s view of muggles. Ic(ya)rs implied child (young adult) readers (12-18) Genre is sci-fi extension of aspects of our world with political perspective. Dystopian: critique of the present, return to the past, as opposed to the romantic ideal, ya dystopia tends to contain a ray of hope (children are our future) Neglect r refusal to obey; violation of a command by omitting to conform to it, or of a prohibition by acting in defiance of it. Pen or determined defiance of or resistance to any authority, controlling power, or convention.
