Perspective on the past

What Iser argues about how the text and reader no longer confront each other as object and subject I believe to be true. This is shown through the way that I identify with various characters in the series. One character that I am able to identify with is Ron. Ron has many older brothers that are all skilled in various ways and things, where he is not yet and he aspires to be. For me this happened with my brother, Taylor, and myself. All throughout grade school and high school Taylor was this great soccer player. He played club soccer and for school as well as going to various camps all throughout the year. Needless to say, my families lives somewhat revolved around his soccer “career.”   I myself felt like Ron at times because of this, I felt as though my own sibling was getting more attention than me and at times felt it was unfair.

I was also able to connect to the first years as a whole. When I was in 4^th grade, around the time you turn 11, I had switched schools completely. Gone was everything and everything I was used to and I set off on a new adventure. My 4^th grade year I had switched from a public school to a private school. So myself just like the 1^st years needed to go buy my “robes” or uniforms. I had to make new friends as well as take classes I never really knew existed in school. I went from one world to another. Rereading the series I am able to look back and connect with the way the first years feel when they are in the sorting ceremony or arriving to a new school, there is such an excitement for the unknown that I never realized I felt until I read these books and was able to look back and reflect on the similarities. Growing up with Harry Potter I never paid attention to the similarities and even differences between myself and all the characters, but now I am able to look and reflect on my life in a way that I never have.