Abuse
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SHENmagic at aol.com
Sun Oct 1 15:55:29 UTC 2000
No: HPFGUIDX 2628
> We are told of some of the
> actions the
> > Dursley's take against Harry. If they did hit him then I am sure we
>
> would
> > know about it.
Book One: Harry was....."Dudley's favorite punching bag" . "He [Harry]wore
round glasses held together with a lot of Sellotape because of all the times
Dudley had punched him on the nose." Harry falls hard to the concrete floor
of the zoo when Dudley shoves him unexpectedly.
That having been quoted, my impression is that JKR is depicting the attitude
/character of the Dursleys. Fictionalizing and downplaying the physical
abuse to paint the picture more of the emotional abuse, and allowing the
reader to contrast those images with their own experiences. No mention of
broken nose, bruises, etc which would surely result in "real world" from the
physical actions she described.
Aylihael
practitioner of Rubenfeld Synergy and Intern in SHEN Therapy who also works
with physio-emotionally abused and traumatized kids and adults
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