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static_pixie

YES!!

Jul 26, 2007 20:42

From q_spade:

Missing from 'Harry Potter' - a real moral struggle

Excerpt:
That something was a need for a protagonist who genuinely struggled to define - and do - the right thing. A passive main character with no authentic moral dilemma is not only hard to relate to, he or she is also no guide in circumstances in which right and wrong are anything ( Read more... )

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vincent_kinneas July 27 2007, 01:24:14 UTC

That's actually a rather fascinating, and it touches on something I've been thinking about for quite a while; the black and white nature of the majority of the HP series, as regards Harry himself anyway.

Oh, and on the Shane moodtheme, I forgot to tell you last night; finally saw an episode of The L Word the other night. And I'll agree, Shane's hot. ;)

kirabana July 27 2007, 01:28:13 UTC

i was just going to put that in my journal, i agree with it completely!

kirabana July 27 2007, 02:02:45 UTC

JKR is having a live webchat on Monday. you can submit some early questions and i did a few, i highly doubt she'll answer them though. you should submit some too.

I can has links? ellecain July 27 2007, 07:15:07 UTC

Ooh, can I know where this webchat is going to happen? I doubt her explanations will satisfy me, but I'd like to see what she has to say about it nonetheless...

Re: I can has links? kirabana July 28 2007, 12:30:46 UTC

http://livechat.bloomsbury.com/index.php

Re: I can has links? ellecain July 28 2007, 15:31:30 UTC

Cool, thanks a lot!

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ellecain July 27 2007, 07:25:55 UTC

You know the funny thing is, whenever Snapefans say that they're dismissed as biased wackos who want to get married on the Astral Plane, but when a legitimate reporter says it, people are more willing to listen!

That said, I'm so glad that article was written because it put into words what I was feeling too. Snape really did seem to have a lot more angst, more self doubt, more dubious decisions and moral struggles than Harry ever had in the series. One of the things I always want in a book is the reasoning behind why the hero is the HERO - and I'm afraid JKR failed me there. I lost respect for her hero the moment he started throwing Unforgivable curses like they were sherbet lemons.

static_pixie July 29 2007, 18:19:40 UTC

On the chat thing, btw? I love the whole 'Where are you from?' question and the fact that the answers are UK, US, and The Rest Of The World. I'm sure it would make Bush smile. :)

And yeah, the fact that he threw an Unforgivable with no consequences killed it for me, too. It seemed as though EVERYONE had consequences in this book except Harry and that was what was so disappointing. I love fics where Harry is actually forced to struggle to figure out what's right and is actually, you know, wrong about some things. That she won't even admit that Snape is a hero kills me, it really does.

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