[HPforGrownups] Child protagonists, teenage girls, Snapery...

[Evil1ClaudeRains at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 29617

In a message dated 11/22/01 9:46:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
tabouli at unite.com.au writes:


> Any thoughts from people who have or know children who read GoF?  How did 
> they respond, and do you think they fully understood?  Now David mentions 
> it, there *is* a touch more adult squalor in GoF, "drowning the sorrows" 
> alcoholism, betrayal, naive social activism, evil ceremonies, murder.  
> Though I'd still say it's presented with the sort of metaphorical gentling 
> people usually use when writing for older children.  Written in a way which 
> could be measured on a child-sized scale, if you see what I mean.

Hmmm...My view is maybe they (the children) are too wrapped up in the pretend 
world of the story to care about the deeper issues within. I can't speak for 
everyone, but when I was younger I had a pretty good understanding of death, 
alcoholism, and other little chunks of the world. I think any child who has 
lost a favourite pet can imagine what it would feel like to lose a human 
being. Children seem to be learning things earlier in life-like the old 
"facts of life" talk. I remember I was in kindergarden when I learned about 
sex. So I think children could understand the books, at at least imagine how 
they would feel in that situation. 


You also mentioned something about teenage girls being flirts AND it not 
working. Well, neither does being foward. I was very forward-still am. I 
think I scared most boys off that way. ^-^

~Cassie~ 


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