The mirror of Erised: seeing a better world through Harry Potter and critical theory

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dc.contributor.authorBrownell, Ashlyn
dc.contributor.authorDale, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorDube, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorFernandez, Craig
dc.contributor.authorJardine, Chloe
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorHasson, Aneira
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, Austin
dc.contributor.authorJefferies, Mick
dc.contributor.authorKenny, Madison
dc.contributor.authorLane, Cameron
dc.contributor.authorLawton, Erin
dc.contributor.authorLe, Duc
dc.contributor.authorMacLeod, Lydia
dc.contributor.authorMangusso, Grace
dc.contributor.authorMasterson, Chantelle
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Mallory
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Madison
dc.contributor.authorPatten, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorPluta, Aiden
dc.contributor.authorPyke, Grace
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Allison
dc.contributor.authorWiebe, Chloe
dc.contributor.authorZundel, Eric
dc.contributor.editorKing, Sarah L.
dc.contributor.editorThompson, Nathan J. A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T18:39:57Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T18:39:57Z
dc.date.issued2017-10-31
dc.description.abstractIn Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Rowling, 1997), Harry Potter finds the Mirror of Erised hiding in a strange room deep in the labyrinth of Hogwarts castle. The mirror has a strange inscription on it “Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi” (Rowling, 1997, p. 118), which when mirrored says, I show not your face but your hearts desire. When Harry, orphaned at a young age, looks in the mirror, he sees the deepest desire of his heart – his family. A familiar trope in the study of children’s and young adult literature is the idea that literature can act as mirrors, windows, and doors (Botelho & Rudman, 2009; Sciruba, 2014). Through literature, readers can see themselves reflected in the characters of a story, can get a glimpse at others and how they live, and can step into a world that is both like and unlike their own...
dc.description.copyrightCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/15038
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.titleThe mirror of Erised: seeing a better world through Harry Potter and critical theory
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