Identities and "Othering"

[Admin]

On pg. 1, Rowling writes, “They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.”

• What types of things do you think this narrow mindedness may extend to?
  
• How does this relate to gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, ability, etc?
  
• How does this concept of “normalcy” versus othering relate to our current society?

[Cdcottam1]

I think this probably extends to ANYONE who is different from the Dursleys in any way including witch/wizard vs. muggle, gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, and ability.

I think the concept relates to our society because there are so many close-minded people who aren't open to the stories and life-experiences of people who are different from them. We see this in a big way with racism in the United States as well as with homophobia and transphobia.