Sacrificing for Our Children: The Importance of Parents and Parental Figures in Harry Potter
What:
Lecture
When:
9:00 AM, Saturday 11 Aug 2012 CDT
(50 minutes)
Where:
Hilton Chicago
- Northwest Hall 2
The Harry Potter series begins with the death of James and Lily Potter and ends with the death of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks Lupin. Throughout, there is quite a bit of emphasis on the ideas that parents and their fates shape that of their children and the people around them. Looking at the different parents within the series, I will focus on the ways that the parents and their actions (or lack of action) have a profound effect upon their children.