Interesting Article

[amberhillcrest]

No: HPFGUIDX 46339

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "James P. Robinson III" <jprobins at i...> wrote:

>The author of this article (http://slate.msn.com/?id=2073627) makes an >interesting, if negative, appraisal of Harry, his abilities and his >character.  His final assessment is that Harry's choices, despite what AD >says, are not as important as his involuntary qualities (innate 
>abilities, instincts, inherited wealth, birth, etc.).  Interesting reading, >although I have trouble buying the thesis completely.
 


I was going to post about this, but it looks like you beat me to it.  Good gracious, this author is vehemently anti-Harry--  not even Snape is that mean to Harry!!  I find it very interesting that we have someone aware of the HP world bashing Harry.  While I don't agree with the points being made, the author has clearly read the books.  This is far different from the usual "HP teaches kids to worship the devil" anti-Harry fervor.  

Harry spent most of the first 11 years of his life severely abused.  Not only is he physically abused, but he is forced to sleep in a closet when Dudley's toys are given a whole room of their own.  He suddenly learns about his past and who he is and that he is a celebrity.  In a relatively short time, he goes from being a boy who slept in a closet to someone who makes his first friends ever and becomes the star of the Quidditch team.  This would naturally be overwhelming.  

So naturally, he is going to be unsure of himself at first because he has always been knocked down when he tries to stand up for himself.  Even as his self-esteem develops as the years go by, he is still going to be unsure of himself because he is a young teen going through lots of changes.

-Maureen Amber