Editing J. K. Rowling (section)

=== Style and allusions ===
Rowling is known primarily as an author of [[fantasy]] and [[children's literature]].{{sfn|Pugh|2020|pp=11,20}} Her writing in other genres, including [[literary fiction]] and [[murder mystery]], has received less critical attention.{{sfn|Pugh|2020|p=107}} Rowling's most famous work, ''Harry Potter'', has been defined as a [[fairy tale]], a [[Bildungsroman]] and a boarding-school story.{{Sfn|Pharr|2016|p=10}}{{sfn|Alton|2008|p=211}} Her other writings have been described by Pugh as gritty contemporary fiction with historical influences (''The Casual Vacancy'') and [[hardboiled]] detective fiction (''Cormoran Strike'').{{sfn|Pugh|2020|pp=114–116}}

In ''Harry Potter'', Rowling juxtaposes the extraordinary against the ordinary.{{Sfn|Natov|2002|p=129}} Her narrative features two worlds – the mundane and the fantastic – but it differs from typical [[portal fantasy]] in that its magical elements stay grounded in the everyday.{{sfn|Butler|2012|pp=233–234}} Paintings move and talk; books bite readers; letters shout messages; and maps show live journeys,{{Sfn|Natov|2002|p=129}}{{sfn|Butler|2012|p=234}} making the wizarding world "both exotic and cosily familiar" according to the scholar [[Catherine Butler]].{{sfn|Butler|2012|p=234}} This blend of realistic and romantic elements extends to Rowling's characters.{{sfn|Park|2003|p=183}}{{Sfn|Natov|2002|p=130}} Harry is ordinary and relatable, with down-to-earth features such as wearing broken glasses;{{sfn|Nikolajeva|2008|p=233}} these elements serve to highlight Harry when he is heroic, making him both an [[everyman]] and a fairytale hero.{{sfn|Nikolajeva|2008|p=233}}{{sfn|Ostry|2003|pp=90, 97–98}}

[[Arthurian]], Christian and fairytale motifs are frequently found in Rowling's writing. Harry's ability to draw the [[Sword of Gryffindor]] from the [[Sorting Hat]] resembles the Arthurian [[Excalibur|sword in the stone]] legend.{{sfn|Alton|2008|p=216}} His life with the Dursleys has been compared to [[Cinderella]].{{sfn|Gallardo|Smith|2003|p=195}} Like C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'', ''Harry Potter'' contains Christian symbolism and [[allegory]]. The series has been viewed as a Christian moral fable in the [[psychomachia]] tradition, in which stand-ins for good and evil fight for supremacy over a person's soul.{{Sfn|Singer|2016|pp= 26–27}} The critic of children's literature Joy Farmer sees parallels between Harry and [[Jesus Christ]].{{Sfn|Farmer|2001|p=58}} According to [[Maria Nikolajeva]], Christian imagery is particularly strong in the final scenes of the series: she writes that Harry dies in self-sacrifice and Voldemort delivers an {{lang|la|[[ecce homo]]}} speech, after which Harry is [[Resurrection of Jesus|resurrected]] and defeats his enemy.{{sfn|Nikolajeva|2008|pp=238–239}}