Rowling Themes Of Depression

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By looking at Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, one can see that J.K Rowling included the themes of depression and persistence because both play a central role in her life. Rowling wanted to show children that no matter what they face if they try hard enough they will always come out on top.
Joanne Rowling, the child of Anne and Pete Rowling, was born on July 31, 1965 in a town near Bristol called Yate, England. When Rowling was a young girl her family moved to Winterborne, where she found her joy of creative stories. When she was four years old Rowling fell ill with the measles and while stuck in bed her parents reading to her became her earliest memory of books and she claimed to be inspired by Richard Scarry to write her first story …show more content…

After graduation Rowling began working for Amnesty International and in the 90’s she moved to Portugal to teach English. While she was there it was easy to see that she spent her days looking for love and writing the first Harry Potter. A little over a year later Rowling found something akin to love in Jorge Arantes. Though they fell into bed quickly, Rowling did not let Arantes think that their relationship was even close to casual and open. If they were to be together, they would be with only each other (Scotsman). Their relationship was tense to say the least and it did not help when Rowling unfortunately had a miscarriage. Quickly after the loss of her baby the couple got married and they had their daughter, Jessica, on July 27, 1993. Many of Rowling’s friends found Arantes to be possessive and controlling and urged Rowling to leave him before it escalated. And eventually it did, when he struck her in the face and kicked Rowling out without her daughter. Three days later, Rowling came to get her daughter and though their marriage was a short one, it left a lasting mark on

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