Harry Potter Philosophy
Tom Morris' insight into the story of Harry Potter amazed me about how much that can be pulled out of the story. Before I read this I just thought of Harry Potter as a good creative story, but with someone else different viewpoint I notice much more information about the depth of the story. When Morris brings up solving problems with magic, I too had imagined that it would help, but he proved me wrong saying that if you look at Harry Potter, his problems are greater than many and he even has the ability of magic. The other information I found interesting was the thought into Harry's courage throughout Rowling's books. Morris' definition of courage was, "a courageous person properly perceives when there is danger and then overcomes the natural urge for self-preservation, self-protection, comfort, personal gain, or even the solicitude for guarding the feelings of others that might counsel avoidance of that threat." That showed me that Harry Potter was more than just a book about magic, but it gave a meaning that exemplifies how to become a courageous person. Something that everyone should learn from is to "engage in positive self-talk". Morris' points out that Rowling tries to exhibit ideas through Harry which may help us in the real world where we need it most. Tom Morris' message gives me an idea of how to overcome certain things in my own life and can give the same attribute to many others.
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