As Gerson and others have noted, " 21 is one of the main themes of the Harry Potter books." The main characters are quite mindful of 22 practices and the need to protect those 23 of handling unequal treatment. For example, Harry frees the house-elf, Dobby, from enslavement by Lucius Malfoy, a decision that later helps him win the battle of good over evil. When Potter's young son expresses prejudice against Slytherin, the house of many of Harry's opponents, he is quickly 24 by his father who tells him that the bravest man he ever knew was a Slytherin.
Opposition to Punitive(惩罚性的) Policies
The Harry Potter series also promotes non-violent 25 of conflict solutions. Although the stories themselves include plenty of violence and even death, these crimes are committed strictly by those on the side of evil:"Using violence freely is a 26 of bad people." Voldemort is willing to kill many times in order to attain immortality; 27 . Harry Potter, on the other hand, refuses to kill. Instead, Potter turns to disarming his enemies as his major means of protection. Donald Trump again runs parallel to Voldemort rather than Potter, suggesting that "torture works". As one headline 28 , "Donald Trump is running to be America's next top torture president." He has even advocated killing the families of terrorists as a means of deterrence (威慑).
Anti-authoritarianism
The main characters in Harry Potter 29 in their opposition to authoritarian characters in the novels. Of course, the best-known authoritarian in these stories is Voldemort. Consistent with authoritarian principles, Trump promises order as well as control over all potential threats. As does Voldemort, Trump portrays himself as a strongman who can bend others to his will, be they the Chinese government or terrorists.
Can Harry Potter win over Donald Trump? This question remains to be answered. All the messages appear to be influential in changing Harry Potter readers' views as well as their support for Trump. Perhaps most importantly, these findings raise the hope that Harry Potter can stop the Deathly Donald and make America great again in the eyes of the world, just as Harry did by 30 the wizarding world of Voldemort.