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How Did Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Affect Society

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Section B: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone brought vast amounts of cultural changes to society. The book became popular and influential because of its ability to bring together audiences across all age groups and backgrounds. One of the greatest impacts the book had was it helped to increase the reading levels of children and teenagers because they were truly enjoying what they read. The book was also one of the main factors to the rise and popularity of young adult fiction. It caused many people in society to form an interest towards fantasy genre that had not been seen before. The series was so popular in the 1990s that an increasing amount of adults in the United States started to name their children after characters like Draco,

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