<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Most characters in fantasy novels seem to be irresistibly drawn towards the world of magic, whether they can actually reach it or not. This paper deals with the special situations of Susan Pevensie in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia and Petunia Dursley in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Having had contact with magic, these two women find the strength to renounce dreaming about a reality that has closed its doors to them and build a “normal” functional life for themselves.</p></abstract>

Most characters in fantasy novels seem to be irresistibly drawn towards the world of magic, whether they can actually reach it or not. This paper deals with the special situations of Susan Pevensie in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia and Petunia Dursley in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Having had contact with magic, these two women find the strength to renounce dreaming about a reality that has closed its doors to them and build a “normal” functional life for themselves.

Consciously Rejecting the Magic – The Cases of Susan Pevensie and Petunia Dursley

Gender Studies

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Most characters in fantasy novels seem to be irresistibly drawn towards the world of magic, whether they can actually reach it or not. This paper deals with...

Consciously Rejecting the Magic – The Cases of Susan Pevensie and Petunia Dursley

Published Online: Mar 12, 2019

Page range: 73 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2019-0006

Keywords
empowered women, fantasy, frustration, innocence, magic, maturing

© 2019 Laura Măcineanu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Consciously Rejecting the Magic – The Cases of Susan Pevensie and Petunia Dursley

Published Online: Mar 12, 2019

Page range: 73 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2019-0006

Keywordsempowered women, fantasy, frustration, innocence, magic, maturing

© 2019 Laura Măcineanu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
empowered women, fantasy, frustration, innocence, magic, maturing