Harry Potter is a Classic Essay -- J.K. Rowling

HARRY ceramicistMORE THAN A CONTEMPORARY PHENOMENONWhat makes a guard a unblemished? What is it about a book that will take awaygeneration after(prenominal) generation reading it? English Literature majorscould spend hours theorizing the answers to this question. matchless series oftexts that has received publicity and wide-spread acclaim over the past sevensome years is the nark Potter collection. J.K. Rowling could never havepossibly imagined how her fine book about a boy with broken glasses anda scar on his forehead would impact world close. Yet today, we every discussthe incrust Potter phenomenon and how adults and children alike canenjoy the books. exclusively my question is this Will Harry Potter induce alove classic like The Chronicles of Narnia or Great Expectations? DoesHarry Potter have what it takes to be worthwhile to teach in schools, or isit just a temporary fad that individuals will look back on and celebrate Ohyeah, I remember when those books were popul ar?The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines classic as a work ofenduring excellence. Harry Potters popularity has lasted since 1998, whenthe first book came out. Granted Harry Potter is a series, but seven years isa long time for a book or literary piece to hold an entire worlds attention.American citizens become tired of a television series after only a fewmonths. Though popularity doesnt equal classic, it doesnt mean that theHarry Potter series lacks the serious literary elements to be a classic. ShaunJohnson comments I dismissed the validity of said literature based on its echo popularity. I had also grown cynical about popular culture itwas my understanding that most things therein could only be trusted for fictional sensationalism and no... ... Marketing and the Translation of J.K.Rowlings Harry Potter Books. The social lion and the Unicorn 29.2 (2005) 8 pages.Maughan, Shannon. The Harry Potter Halo. Publishers Weekly 246.29 (1999) 4 pages.Minzesheimer, Bob. Editors Crown Tolke in Lord of Science Fiction. USA Today 3 Mar.2003, sec. sustenance 3d.Nikiforuk, Andrew. The Real Power of Harry and Frodo. Canadian Business 76.2 (2003)2 pages.Radigan, Winifred M. Connecting the Generations Memory, Magic, and Harry Potter.Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 44.8 (2001) 2 pages.The Harry Potter Series. Advertisement. polyglot Books. 14 Nov. 2005. http//www.multilingualbooks.com/harrypotter.html.Tucker, Nicholas. The Rise and Rise of Harry Potter. Childrens Literature in Education.30.4 (1999) 221-35.Wizards and Muggles. Christian Century 116.33 (1999) 1 page.