The battle between good and evil is another center theme in the Harry Potter series. It is also one of the main themes throughout children literature. Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort are constantly battling one another through every book. Harry "shares many similarities relating to the Dark Lord," such as the way both of them have grown up living in the muggle world (Heilman 42). Both realized that they were wizards at a young age, but the what they did with their magic growing up is the difference between Harry and Voldemort. "According to Plato, everything we experience in our lives is a copy of the perfect model existing in the 'hyperuranion (above the sky). This is dualist metaphysics, comparing something fake opposed to something authentic" (Heilman 43). Harry believes that his father was a hero because he died trying to save others, but in reality he was a bully to Professor Snape and others. Duality compares opposites, and Harry Potter is a great example for children to learn about it through a relatively simple plot. Harry is "fighting for the greater good" and considered the hero in the series while Lord Voldemort is the villain (Heilman 43).
Heilman, Elizabeth E. "Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter." Routledge, 2009. New York, NY. Print. 22 April 2012.
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