The Representation of Plants in Children’s Fantasy Literature- A Phytocritical Study of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Phytocriticism explores various ways in which plants are represented in literary works. A phytocritical analysis focuses on similarities and differences between real and fictional plants, plants' narrative roles in plots or settings, their usefulness to human and animal characters, and so on. Children's fantasy novels often depict magical plants, which ignite their imagination. In fact, fantasy novels can provide alternate discursive spaces for plants and help defy prejudices against them, which is also a key function of phytocriticism.