Adolescent literature and controversial values

Adolescent literature often presents values, which are considered controversial. These values, which frequently influence the thoughts and actions of their readers, can be split into the three broad categories of personal, social and moral values. They include values such as friendship, love, loyalty and honesty. Many texts these days contain some form of controversial values, which often force their reader to question what message is being portrayed.

The movie “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, by J.K Rowling is one example of a text that has come under the magnifying glass for dealing with controversial issues. This movie brought continuous concerns about the lack of respect Harry and his friends, Ron and Herminie, have for the rules and the issue of them not setting a good example for their readers. This is evident when Harry was having his first flying lesson. The teacher Madam Hooch had to leave for a few minutes and left strict instructions that “No one is to rid...