Race & HP

[selah_1977]

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From: selah_1977
Subject: Re: Race & HP
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6983] Race & HP
Date: 8/16/00 5:47 pm  (ET)

Neil wrote: <<<JKR makes points against prejudice without citing
recognisable minority groups.

Penny wrote: >>>I agree completely. JKR is British -- it's not *always*
about us Yanks after all.

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Let me begin by saying that I agree with the above, and with Heidi's
post about British historical class structure.

However, I think that as readers we bring our own life experiences to the
table. Authorial intent cannot be divorced from reader perception. So
if a minority reader feels an affinity with the House-Elf subplot, and
can relate it to their own lives and cultural experiences, then so much
the better.

To me, *that* is the measure of a truly great book.

Ebony AKA AngieJ