Child protagonists, teenage girls, Snapery...

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No: HPFGUIDX 29621

In response to the below comment, I somewhat agree, but I would like 
to furthur respond.
I believe that younger children,(12 and under) have an understanding 
of the books, but don't actually apreciate the things (crushes, death, 
ect) that are presented in the books. Children may know about sex in 
kindergarden, but that doesn't mean they understand the sexual 
feelings.
Futhurmore, I believe that mature and thoughtful teenages grasp the 
consept and feeling of the books more then adults believe. Cassie said 
below "(the children) are too wrapped up in the pretend world of the 
story to care about the deeper issues within" And, being a teen 
myself, I believe that in some ways teenagers understand the books 
better than adults do, though they may not show it.
So next time you're teen is reading a book that you think will shoot 
way above their heads, let them try it. We know more about the world 
then you think we know. They might find something you missed. 







--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Evil1ClaudeRains at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 11/22/01 9:46:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> tabouli at u... 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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