Harry & Jealousy

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 26774

4F wrote:

> Envy, on the other hand, is a more dangerous thing, as it has no 
> justification.  It is, like lust and greed, one of the Seven 
> Reputedly Deadly Sins, and must be guarded against.  Ron is envious 
> of Harry's notoriety, Harry of Ron's anonymity.  How they handle 
> these natural but dangerous impulses determines the extent to which 
> envy is a theme worth discussing.

For those who aren't aware of it, listie Peg Kerr posted essays on the 
Seven Deadly Sins (and the Seven Heavenly Virtues) that are in the 
Files section:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/ESSAYS%20-%20Peg%20K
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She talks quite a bit about Harry's envy of *Dudley*--interesting.

Amy Z

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   "What's this?" he asked Aunt Petunia.  Her lips tightened
 as they always did if he dared to ask a question.
   "Your new school uniform," she said.
   Harry looked in the bowl again.
   "Oh," he said, "I didn't realize it had to be so wet."
                           -HP and the Philosopher's Stone 
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