Abstract:
This thesis deals with the reception of book series Harry Potter (1997 – 2007) by Joanne
Rowling. Despite the fact, that the book series has been a worldwide phenomenon, there are
many controversial issues proposed either by literary critics or pedagogues and discussed
among general readership. The aim of this thesis is to research, analyse, and evaluate
questions (more precisely motives, themes, plot elements, and characters) which are perceived
as controversial or evoke negative reactions. The research is based on relevant critical
resources and the arguments are supported or confronted by the primary work. The conclusion
summarizes the analysis applying the reader-response theory and expresses a more general
inference about the issues of critical points of views and negative reception of Harry Potter.
