Flannery O Connor Analysis
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The document analyzes the religious themes in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, comparing them to the works of Flannery O'Connor, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis. It emphasizes shared elements such as religious background, the intent to spread the gospel through writing, and a targeted audience, identifying Rowling as the modern equivalent of O'Connor. The narrative suggests that despite misconceptions about the series promoting occultism, it fundamentally aligns with Christian themes and values.
![Flannery O Connor Analysis
The obscure religious agenda in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, supported by that of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, is akin to that found in
Flannery O'Connor's works. This similarity allows for the identification of Rowling as the O'Connor of this generation. Three main elements
influence both Rowling and O'Connor's works respectively. Religious background, writing as a means to spread the gospel, and a specified and
intended audience are shared components and are essential to the crediting of Rowling as this generation's O'Connor. Religious background acts
as a commonality for the two authors. While the two authors belonged to different denominations (O'Connor devotedly Catholic and Rowling
Presbyterian), religion held substantial...show more content...
Milbank explains that in the "'post Christian phase', where there is a decline in institutionalised religion, fantasy seems to have the ability to give
glimpses of the Gospel, allowing the story of Christ to 'persist in the echo of the public value'" (2). Anastasia Apostolides and Johann–Albrecht
Meylahn state "Tolkien, Lewis, and in a contemporary world, Rowling, use glimpses of the Gospel in their work to expose and challenge the
effects of the dominant discourses of their societies that they see as fragmenting and hurting people's identities and binding them to material
things" (5). In the same article, it is later stated that "As the Harry Potter series has the Christ discourse threaded in its sacred story, it allows the
reader glimpses of the values of the Gospels from an everyday perspective and that makes the series function as lived theology" (6). Also stated is
the idea that, "Rowling's wizarding 'Sub–Creation' gives a very similar choice to those of Lewis and Tolkien (the choice between Christ and
corruption)" (5). While many conservative Christians jump to the assumption that with the storyline revolving around warlocks and wizardry the
series must promote satanic values, the series as a whole follows an extremely Christ–like path. Rowling states, "to me [the religious parallels
have] always been obvious...but I never wanted to talk too openly about it because I thought it might
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Flannery O Connor Analysis
- 1. Flannery O Connor Analysis The obscure religious agenda in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, supported by that of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, is akin to that found in Flannery O'Connor's works. This similarity allows for the identification of Rowling as the O'Connor of this generation. Three main elements influence both Rowling and O'Connor's works respectively. Religious background, writing as a means to spread the gospel, and a specified and intended audience are shared components and are essential to the crediting of Rowling as this generation's O'Connor. Religious background acts as a commonality for the two authors. While the two authors belonged to different denominations (O'Connor devotedly Catholic and Rowling Presbyterian), religion held substantial...show more content... Milbank explains that in the "'post Christian phase', where there is a decline in institutionalised religion, fantasy seems to have the ability to give glimpses of the Gospel, allowing the story of Christ to 'persist in the echo of the public value'" (2). Anastasia Apostolides and Johann–Albrecht Meylahn state "Tolkien, Lewis, and in a contemporary world, Rowling, use glimpses of the Gospel in their work to expose and challenge the effects of the dominant discourses of their societies that they see as fragmenting and hurting people's identities and binding them to material things" (5). In the same article, it is later stated that "As the Harry Potter series has the Christ discourse threaded in its sacred story, it allows the reader glimpses of the values of the Gospels from an everyday perspective and that makes the series function as lived theology" (6). Also stated is the idea that, "Rowling's wizarding 'Sub–Creation' gives a very similar choice to those of Lewis and Tolkien (the choice between Christ and corruption)" (5). While many conservative Christians jump to the assumption that with the storyline revolving around warlocks and wizardry the series must promote satanic values, the series as a whole follows an extremely Christ–like path. Rowling states, "to me [the religious parallels have] always been obvious...but I never wanted to talk too openly about it because I thought it might Get more content on HelpWriting.net