Harry Potter has been controversial for quite some time now due to its portrayal of witchcraft to young children. Rob Boston, who is extremely against the Harry Potter books because of witchcraft, believes in censorship and among other things as well. Although the books do have content that might be disturbing for some individuals, in reality it is all fiction and make believe. Furthermore, Lana A. Whited does not think that they are harmful for children to read about because she thinks that the books are positive role models for children and encourage reading and learning about new things. And why wouldn't they be? Not only do Harry Potter books present those aspects about learning, but every book! If it weren't for books there wouldn't be a spread of ideas or knowledge! There's that saying, "Read to acheive", and I really agree with those words because it's true. If kids aren't reading, they are not acheiving. So, in turn, having kids read something that is appealing and entertaining to them is a great start!
All in all, books and movies are mainly written for entertaining people, not offending or trying to manipulate people to believe a certain way. That option is completely independent depending on that individual and what he or she wants to do with their lives. People who argue against the Harry Potter books pretty much put down the first amendment and are clearly not fans of creativity. I'm no Harry Potter fan, but I respect and applaud the person who wrote the books. Without freedom of speech and people being independently open minded, the world would be a boring and less fun place!
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