[HPforGrownups] FAT

[Barbara Purdom]

No: HPFGUIDX 20282


--- Melanie Brackney <ilovbrian_99 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm just going to put my 2 cents in here on this.  I
> am going back to something my educational psych
> teacher said, when you like a person there
> appearance does not mean as much to you.  For
> example, we love Mrs. Weasley the fact that she is a
> plump women is often forgotten or just not really an
> issue.  Dudley obesity only is an issue because we
> do not like his character.  If we loved Dudley then
> it wouldn't matter what he weighed.  It just is
> realistic..on the part of JKR to place so much
> emphasis on appearance with Dudley.
> 
> Melanie
> 
 Perhaps the implication is that Molly is not vain and
does not spend her life trying to be thin and
fashionable.  OTOH, Dudley's weight is illustrative of
his personality--his piggishness and selfishness. 
Molly is so focussed on other people, she seems to
have forgotten about taking care of herself, whereas
his piggy self is ALL Dudley cares about.  Ironically,
their physiques suffer the same consequences.


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