The Existential Angst: A Study of J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter Series
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The Existential Angst, Harry Potter series Existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Atheistic existential philosophy, J.K. Rowling, Three main characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, and Lord Voldemort, Choices and lifestyles, Elements of Jean-Paul Sartre's atheistic existentialismAbstract
‘The Existential Angst’ examines the Harry Potter series through the lens of existentialism. Existentialism in Harry Potter is a discussion of Jean-Paul Sartre's atheistic existential philosophy in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The chapter evaluates three main characters, Harry Potter, Severus Snape, and Lord Voldemort, and the ways in which their choices and lifestyles exhibit elements from Jean-Paul Sartre's atheistic existentialism.
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