Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Significance and Goals
1.2 Death inHarry Potter
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies onHarry Potter
2.2 Fathers and Archetypes
Chapter 3 Fathers as Symbolic Traces to the Growth of the Hero
3.1 Birth of a Hero: the Influence of Death of James Potter on Hero’s Identity
3.2 Reflection of the Hero: the Influence of Death of Sirius Black on Hero’s Personality Flaws
3.3 Rising of a Hero: the Influence of Death of Albus Dumbledore on Hero’s Maturity
Chapter 4 Deaths as a Force of Growth: From Narrative Structure to the Theme
4.1 Deaths as Symbolic Time Stamps in Hero’s Growth
4.2 The Epiphanic “Death” of the Hero
4.3 The Inquiry of Death as the Theme
Chapter 5 The Heroic Quest as a Modern Mythology
5.1 The Grail Quest of the Hero’s Identity
5.2 Immortality and Rebirth: “The Boy Who Lived”
Chapter 6 Conclusion
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