Evil Parallels

[Jim Hohman]

No: HPFGUIDX 904

I don't know about Harry Potter but certainly the 'Lord of the Rings" 
tetrology was a reference to WWII.   

Jim


--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Alicia/Sue Spinnet" 
<AliciaSpinnet at h...> wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I think I've seen this topic somewhere-- probably here-- but when I 
> was reading the last line of a post on McCarthyism in the 50's 
> ("...the true Dark Wizards of our times..."), something in my brain 
> jarred.
> 
> Voldemort strives for world domination, attracts a following based 
on 
> promises of wealth and power (and fear on the part of those who
join 
> his ranks), and possesses a disgusting prejudice towards those who 
> aren't pureblooded, going as far to kill half-bloods and Muggle-
> borns.  Adolf Hitler almost took over Europe, built up the 
popularity 
> of the Third Reich through promises and fear, and was the evil 
> mastermind behind the concentration camps.
> 
> Is this merely a comparison between the fictional and
non-fictional, 
> or a portrayal of evil villains throughout history in general?
> 
> Knowing J.K.'s propensity for social messages, I wouldn't be all 
that 
> surprised if it was the former, but what do you all (who are 
probably 
> better educated than I am in the area of history) think?
> 
> Just my two Knuts--
> 
> *
> --Alicia/Sue "Distressed Panda" Spinnet
> 
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