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Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Good vs. Evil

by Allison

Have you finished your Harry Potter book yet?

If not, don’t worry–there are no spoilers below. Don’t stone me, but I’ve only ever read the first Harry Potter book, and it didn’t hook me like it seems to have done with so many others. It was ok. But I digress.

What I really want to talk about today is an interesting post I read at Pop Buzz UK. In this post, Harry Potter is compared to Star Wars, and I not only agree, but I’ll venture to say that most of the books and movies we read/see today can fit into this traditional good-versus-evil category.

And the Bible’s no different. In fact, a comparison of the Bible and Harry Potter would be quite interesting, I think. It’s the Divine being versus Satan, with help along the way. It’s morals and values and doing good in the world. It’s an exploration of death and how death affects life. It’s Harry Potter, and it’s religion.

You don’t have to be interested in organized religion to be interested in good overcoming evil, and that’s what Harry Potter is all about (which is ironic, seeing as so many religious zealots protest the series!). Remember that in your daily life–your spirituality doesn’t have to be about strict rules and church and organizations. It can be a personal struggle to overcome the Lord Voldomort (someone spell that…I’m not HP expert!) within and allow the Harry Potter to shine through.

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Posted in Advice, Find Religion in Everyday Life, Literature on July 24th, 2007

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