Does JK Rowling Deserve the Acclaim She Has Received As a Writer?

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Children and adults have been arrested by thethan made-up tales in books. They felt every
saga of the boy wizard, Harry Potter, the boyemotion every character experienced in the
who's made them laugh, made them cry, heldstories. The books had traversed fantasy.
their breaths in nail-biting and litmus-testingCompare it with other fiction centering on
situations.magicians and gnomes and goblins. Fairy tales, you
It's thus no surprise that J.K.Rowling, the creatormay say. And I'd readily agree. For such books
of the boy who lives in the hearts of zillions ofhave only children captivated. But Harry Potter
readers across the world, has attainedhas captivated even octogenarians, who are way
star-status, though I'd support all those critics whopast their fairy-tale age. This is testimony to
opine that she deserves more of the acclaimRowling's story-telling ability. Though her books are
stuff.as much fantasy as any other fairy tale, they
J.K.Rowling was a broke single mother as poor ashave been passed up as fairy tales by the
possible in modern Britain without being homeless.readers, plainly because readers love them. The
She had studied something practical suppressingidolization of Hero Harry by all age groups has
her dreams of becoming a writer. It was in a trainmade the Harry Potter series family books.
in Portugal when she was struck with the idea ofSomething every member can read and discuss
the boy wizard. And in a couple of years the ideaover tea and snacks. The books are some of the
became a book and then a series and now it's afew family books that have earned the approval
legend. Why would anyone feel she doesn'tseals as readable by children. They're some of the
deserve the acclaim she's received.few books that have made phenomenal success
Many factors contribute to the success of awithout immorality.
writer. It's hard to make it big as a fiction writer,Moreover J.K.Rowling has subtly appealed to the
primarily because the story-telling ability is rare. It'sdesires of people of all ages-the desire to be a
the ability to capture people's attention and arousehero, who transcends tragedy and defies evil
in them the curiosity to find out what happens inpowers.
the end. J.K.Rowling is abundantly blessed with thatScrutinize the book for creativity and style of
ability. It becomes even more obvious when aputting imagination to words. J.K.Rowling deserves
critic or a pundit contemplates the backgroundaccolades, as her books are resplendent with
and sub-theme she's chosen. Story-telling abilityincontrovertible creativity. They're spiced with
encompasses the ability to get people to believehumour and wit even through tragic times. Her
every element of the story no matter howliterary style is one to laud-it is rich yet
impossible the existence of the element may beunderstandable by even the commoners and
in the real world. This means fiction writers neednon-bookworms. It's descriptive and one many
to cross the barriers of suspicion and incredibilityaspirants love to imitate.
to become successful. J.K.Rowling's world ofEverything studied and considered it becomes
wizards and witches when spoken of plainlyacceptable that J.K.Rowling has earned only what
seems utterly boring fantasy. However, everyshe deserves-nothing more, though perhaps less.
reader of the books found the theme anythingNeedless to mention, her background to her rise
but fetid fantasy. While reading it, the worldto stardom inspires many people to pursue their
seemed to be an existent one. Images reeled indreams, especially when dumped in times of
the readers' minds as though they were ploughingfailures and misfortune.