JKR, Harry Potter, and the Nature of Evil

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> Well, there we disagree.  I don't think it's a formula, and I don't 
think
> it's simplistic.  I do agree that there is no Aslan or Aslan-like 
character
> in JKR's universe, but I wouldn't say that makes her a more 
realistic or
> sophisticated author, or one with a better grasp on the nature of 
good and
> evil, than Lewis.  JKR is simply telling a different *kind* of 
story.
> --
> Rebecca J. Bohner
> rebeccaj at p...
> http://home.golden.net/~rebeccaj


In my opinion, JRK does believe that good will triumph....

But there is a little bit of the deus ex machina element in the 
Narnia chronicles..that in fact, Aslan (or Jesus or Arthur) will 
return and redeem the world. This does not trivialize the struggle or 
suffering of human beings.....


Susan