Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone centers on the protagonist called Harry Potter, who realizes that he is a wizard at the age of eleven. He is always in conflict about what is right and wrong in his world of sorcery. The book’s central theme is isolation and rejection because the story revolves around the problems Harry who is the protagonist undergoes. Harry is experiencing a myriad of problems in the hands of his uncle Vernon and aunt Petunia. They make him feel as if he is not a real human being because of practicing magic. They even go further and punish him because they regard him as different from other people. His problems begin when his parents, James and Lily, who are also a wizard and a witch, die when Harry is just one year old, leaving him under his uncle’s care to raise him. He incessantly faces one problem after another in the course of his life Petunia and Vernon consider Harry’s magic a threat and decide not to tell him about his magical powers. Harry is an innocent child who does not even understand what magical powers are. However, Petunia and Vernon cannot understand that, so they want to make his everyday life difficult. When they compel him to stop his magic, the magical powers leave his body forcibly, making his uncle and aunt severely punish him. One day, Harry’s aunt Petunia decides to cut Harry’s hair by force and leave him bald. When his hair grows after some time, he is punished by remaining in a cupboard for a whole week. Harry undergoes a life of misery and torture for something he inherited from his parents. Harry is made to feel worthless and rejected at a tender age when Petunia and Vernon are supposed to support.
What do you think about the rejection Harry faced?