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Essay / Classic Mythology in the Harry Potter Characters - 996
She had to spend a lot of time and research finding and making these allusions, but she did so in order to create additional depth and meaning to her characters . JK Rowling said: "I love weird names and I've always been interested in folklore and I think it was a logical thing for me to end up writing" ("What Jo Says About"). Through Rowling's interest in mythological folklore, she ingeniously connects her characters to those of classical mythology, which only adds complexity and strength to her characters. Readers who are informed about these classic counterparts will be fascinated by their similarities and will have an added connection to these particular characters because of the new depth they possess. By comparing and contrasting similar roles, readers will be able to get a better idea of who this wizard character is with groundbreaking similarities to classic characters. JK Rowling does a remarkable job of creating the etymology of her characters' names and does an astonishing job of extending her allusions so that their depictions closely resemble the traits and behaviors of their classic namesake. Although it is often found in fiction, the breadth and detail that Rowling puts into her etymological work is rarely found in modern literature. Through the names of her characters and the background of classic folklore, Rowling continues and modernizes these Greco-Roman mythological figures, grounds her witchy characters and adds even more magic..