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Jane Austen's influence on JKR's work
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post Jan 1 2009, 04:46 PM
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During January we are reading and discussing Sense and Sensibility because JKR said that Jane Austen was one of her favourite authors. What, if any, influence do you think this book had on the writing of the Harry Potter series with regard to its plot, its characters, its themes or in any other way?


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I agree about the day to day aspects. Austen is famous for her subtle depiction of social relations in the era and there is also an strong element of social interaction that Rowling writes into the HP series. Also, the aspect of social stratification is very noticeable in Austen's work. There is almost a feminist quality about her depiction of the roles women were forced into inhabiting. Rowling uses Hermione in particular to challenge the somewhat archaic stuffiness and sexism of rules at Hogwarts and she has some elements of stubbornness and intellectual independence that many of Austen's heroines have. Austen's protagonists are mostly rather rebellious and strong willed. Many of Rowling's are as well.

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- Dreamteam   Jane Austen's influence on JKR's work   Jan 1 2009, 04:46 PM
- - DorisTLC   QUOTE(Dreamteam @ Jan 1 2009, 03:46 PM) D...   Jan 3 2009, 05:55 PM
|- - DorisTLC   QUOTE(chloe squibbulus @ Jan 3 2009, 05:1...   Jan 3 2009, 09:39 PM
- - LilynLuna   Another similarity between Austen and Rowling (my ...   Jan 6 2009, 02:05 PM
- - ladyluna   Another similarity is the idea of love and getting...   Jan 6 2009, 09:06 PM
- - MysteryloverAnne   QUOTE(ladyluna @ Jan 6 2009, 08:06 PM) Al...   Jan 6 2009, 09:44 PM
|- - hellostarshine_1981   QUOTE(MysteryloverAnne @ Jan 6 2009, 09:4...   Jan 6 2009, 10:52 PM
- - mugglemom4   QUOTE(MysteryloverAnne @ Jan 6 2009, 09:4...   Jan 11 2009, 01:26 PM

 

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