April 22, 2004

By: David Sacco
Website: http://www.a1-in-toys.com

Are Harry Potter Books good literature for our children?

Its no secret that Harry Potter Books are very controversial to many parents who would like to see these books banned from our schools.  They seem to insist that Harry Potter Books invoke evil spirits and that the tales get darker as he grows up.  His powers grow more potent and his deeds more sinister as the series evolves.  Their are critics who fear that the books will become a catalyst for violence in our schools. 

Proponents of Harry Potter Books try to assure us that all episodes in the series distinguish between good and evil.  That the witchcraft and magic spells are just a boys fantasy world coming to life.  That there are no evil forces at work here but only imagination and fantasy.

One must ask the question what is different about Harry Potter Books and the science fiction and fairytale literature of the past.  How does this book compare to such works as King Arthur and his magic sword, and the Adventures of Sinbad as well as other well known fantasy stories throughout the years.  I really don't think that these classics have corrupted any young minds in anyway, nor did they cause more violence to emerge.  These famous tales all had lessons, principles, morals and truths to be learned.

There's no doubt that Harry Potter Books have cast a spell on children today, but is it not an enchanting one.  Kids today are reading not because they have to or because a teacher is making them, but because they truly want to.  They have put the videos down and eagerly are flipping through the pages of Harry's adventures, anxiously curious as to where he is headed.  Is this not a good enough reason to believe that this in itself is a great benefit for increasing our children's reading skills and developing their imagination.

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