Wizards being born wizards I think was part of the appeal. It was escapism for the reader - the idea that your seemingly ordinary life could be upended without notice and you'd be free to escape from horrible reality without having to actually do anything to achieve it.
Definitely. But it also plays into cultural hegemony. It's the whole lost king trope, or whatever it's called. Like the temporarily embarrassed billionaire. Sure, you're among the rabble, but you're not like them. You're better. Of course everyone else believes that, too...
Wizards being born wizards I think was part of the appeal. It was escapism for the reader - the idea that your seemingly ordinary life could be upended without notice and you'd be free to escape from horrible reality without having to actually do anything to achieve it.
Definitely. But it also plays into cultural hegemony. It's the whole lost king trope, or whatever it's called. Like the temporarily embarrassed billionaire. Sure, you're among the rabble, but you're not like them. You're better. Of course everyone else believes that, too...