Hitler's Dream and The Malfoys

Caius Marcius coriolan at worldnet.att.net
Sat Jun 16 05:39:36 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 20979

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., toomanyideas at a... wrote:
> Hi.  I am new to the boards, so I realize that my point may have 
> already been made...
> 
> That said, IMHO, I absolutely do NOT think the Malfoy paleness gene 
> has anything to do with vampires!  I think it one of the many ways 
> that JKR draws parallels to the Nazi's and the Death's Eaters.  
When I 
> see the Malfoys, I imagine that they fit Hitlers vision of a so-
called 
> Aryan race to a tee.
> 

The Munich Post, a stalwart anti-nazi newspaper through the 20s and 
early 30s, mocked the Aryan ideal as "thin like Goering, tall like 
Goebbels, blond like Hitler." (the JKR parallel is Slytherin's hatred 
of mudbloods, whilst their Dark champion is 50% Muggle)

  - CMC





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