Review: HARRY POTTER'S BOOK OF VIRTUES - CONNIE NEAL
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2013
Most of the readers of the Harry Potter books would have generalized that they were about Good and Evil and good defeating Evil. The author of Harry Potter's Book of Virtues, Connie Neal painstakingly searched Volume 1 for more than examples of Good overcoming Evil. She searched for instances of the virtue of work and found many and much more than just the virtue of work.She found examples of entrepreneurship as exemplified by two brothers. She also discovered that hard work gets rewarded, providing that the participants stay the course and don't give up when faced with seemingly insurmountable difficulties. It reminded me of a popular saying, "When the going gets tough the tough gets going."The author did not fail to point out that the entrepreneurial spirit is mostly learned. She drew attention to the fact that the father was a person with a knack for innovation and the family had a culture that expected, rewarded and applauded good work and had a strong work ethic.She emphasized the value of useful work and linked work and dignity and self-respect and even referred to the effect that a long stretch of unemployment does to a person. She even noted that even the creatures did useful work.The author discovered useful tips on study skills. She noted and elaborated on at least 19 of them.The book is rich with examples relating to the virtue of work including the effect of forced labor and the damage it does to the "enforcee" as well as the enforcer.The majority of Harry Potter fans would be amazed that apart from the magic and the bewilderment, and good overcoming evil. There is much to be discovered about the virtues of work.