Abstract
The article discusses symbolic means that express different meanings of the victim concept and the idea of sacrifice in J. K. Rowlings novel Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. The books title refers to the alchemical understanding of a philosophers stone as a means of immortality. Since the main purpose of the sacrifice rite is the magic of the appropriate death and rebirth essence, i.e. immortality, the philosophers stone can be interpreted as a symbol of sacrifice, and the stages of obtaining it as the rite stages of selection and preparation of the future victim for her / his sacralization or sanctification. There are at least two criteria for a typical victim, and they are the ones that determine the purity of a soul: the degree of innocence and the severity of the suffering. On a symbolic level the novel describes the transformation of a victim into sacrifice the essence of which is the soul purification. Only innocent victims, who have suffered personally but at the same time did not make other people suffer intentionally, may become a sacrifice. The main characteristic feature of Harry Potter as the novels protagonist is his readiness for self-sacrifice, which consists of such components as absence of greed and desire for power, as well as the ability to love, to overcome suffering and fear, to take risks and pose a challenge to prohibitions in the name of love, accepting both victories and defeats.
Highlights
Аннотация: в статье рассматриваются символические средства, выражающие различные значения понятия «жертва» и идею жертвоприношения в романе Дж
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From a psychonovel, marking words, phrases, sentences and combi- logical point of view, the essence of sacralization is the nations of sentences that can be interpreted as signs of purification of the soul, which is presented in the text victims and sacrifices, as well as pointing out various by the gradual transformation of Harry Potter’s image trials on the word level
Summary
Аннотация: в статье рассматриваются символические средства, выражающие различные значения понятия «жертва» и идею жертвоприношения в романе Дж. On a symbolic level the novel describes the transformation of a victim into sacrifice the essence of which is the soul purification. From a psychonovel, marking words, phrases, sentences and combi- logical point of view, the essence of sacralization is the nations of sentences that can be interpreted as signs of purification of the soul, which is presented in the text victims and sacrifices, as well as pointing out various by the gradual transformation of Harry Potter’s image trials on the word level.
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