Harry Potter and the universal laws of aesthetics

Abstract

This paper first talks briefly about the nine universal laws of aesthetics and associated underlying principles governing our brain which makes respond to aesthetic and creativity as proposed by famous neuroscientist V S Ramachandran in his book The Tell Tale Brain: Unlocking the Mystery of Human Nature. This is followed by a detailed literature analysis of the Harry Potter series with respect to the aforementioned laws. This section also includes extensive amount excerpts from the seven books to substantiate the study. The last part of the paper concludes the discussion and also points out a few areas wherein further work can be conducted