Spirituality in the Novel

There are many ways fantasy novels can deal with social, moral, or spiritual issues in a way that young adults or even children can understand and relate to them. Harry Potter does an excellent job at this through many of the issues among the characters. Such as the most blatant and prominent issue between good and bad witches and wizards (Voldemort vs Harry) which can be seen as any good vs evil figures in life. However, there are other issues that aren't as blatantly obvious, such as the social issues of "mudblood". The word "mudblood" is a slang for a child born from one magical parent and one muggle. Hermione is a mudblood which is looked down upon those of "purebread" stature. This can be seen as a parallel to a bastard, or even just a lower class of people.
There is also the way of dividing the kids into houses, which helps them build their own sense of structure, team, morals, and responsibilities that are hugely important to their growing up, They disguise this structure as almost a "game" system by winning points, and doing everything you can to boost your house. Many of the challenges the houses face deal with magic which is ultimately dealing with their spirituality, this may resonate with the readers in a subconscious way to help learn their own moral and spiritual challenges and journey.

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