Magic in British society reflected in J.K Rowling's Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

ABSTRACT

The substance of principal discussion in this research is projected to investigate ” Magic in British Society reflected in J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Through this research, the researcher analyze about the relation between magic in the real condition of British culture which portrayed in Harry Potter novel.

This study is conducted to reach an understanding and detailed explanation describe “Magic” as a culture and belief in British culture 18th century which portrayed in Harry Potter novel by J.K Rowling. Magic in British have aim since at the ancient era, but most popular during 18th century. Some anthropologist have some proofs to make strong about the concept, such as E.B Tylor. E.B Tylor, the Anthropologist in the last 19th century was founded some tool mediator of magic, such as wand, fly broom in Wales, write of spell, card divination, voodoo doll in Ireland, etc. from the Biographical of the author, J.K Rowling used the concept of the anthropologist theory above. J.K Rowling was inspired into her novel. J.K Rowling used magic in the Harry Potter novel to portrayed the social life in British society during 18th century.

This study is conducted by applying the literary criticism which analyze and interpret the reflection of magic in Harry Potter novel from magic as a culture in social life in British society during 18th century. The data are in the form of the text of novel, Harry Potter itself that authored by J.K Rowling. The data are analyzed firstly by analyzing the magic as a culture in British society during 18th century which was portrayed in the novel based on the E.B Tylor’s theory about social culture anthropology. Then, analyzing and interpreting the data concerning the biography of J.K Rowling as the author of the novel based on E.B Tylors’s theory about social culture anthropology. Finally, relating two analyses before and interpreting their relation.

Data analysis revealed some findings covering the formulated research problems. This study found that magic in British society have aim since at the ancient era until 18th century, but most popular during 18th century. Magic in the novel is reflection from the real condition in British social life during 18th century. The author of the Harry Potter novel J.K Rowling was adapted that condition into her novel. So, there is a relationship between magic in British society as portrayed in the Novel Harry Potter and that in the social life of British society in 18th.