Harry Potter and the Never-Ending Plate: Wizarding Culture and Character Behaviors Surrounding Food in the Harry Potter Series
Publication information:
Simonetta, Margaret-Ann. 2021. “Harry Potter and the Never-Ending Plate: Wizarding Culture and Character Behaviors Surrounding Food in the Harry Potter Series”. Anthropology.
Abstract
Harry Potter's first chocolate frog. Molly Weasley's infamous corned beef sandwiches. Bewitched chocolate cupcakes...
How do the cultural behaviors encompassing food include or exclude those within a community, specifically through the lens of the Harry Potter series?
The wizarding world's exclusive capability to cook and provide never-ending plates of food at the flick of a wand has a quirky way of contextually signaling to the reader the cultural behaviors behind the enchanting culture. By comprehending how the series enables such nourishment motifs, scholars and fans alike may begin to analyze how the culture of food throughout the Harry Potter series reveals a wizarding identity between those accepted and those rejected.
How do the cultural behaviors encompassing food include or exclude those within a community, specifically through the lens of the Harry Potter series?
The wizarding world's exclusive capability to cook and provide never-ending plates of food at the flick of a wand has a quirky way of contextually signaling to the reader the cultural behaviors behind the enchanting culture. By comprehending how the series enables such nourishment motifs, scholars and fans alike may begin to analyze how the culture of food throughout the Harry Potter series reveals a wizarding identity between those accepted and those rejected.