Generational Parallels

[Serena Moonsilver]

No: HPFGUIDX 78819

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Susanne <siskiou at e...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Monday, August 25, 2003, 7:04:56 AM, Serena wrote:
> 
> >  If anything, you can say 
> > that current generation has rebeled against the preset role, 
making 
> > it their own.  Therefore, they are not doomed to repeat the 
mistakes 
> > of the older generation.  Neville won't betray the trio, Draco 
either 
> > won't join the DE or will but not be redeemed, Hermione will not 
be 
> > an outcast, Ron will not go to Azkaban, and Harry won't die 
defending 
> > his son.
> 
> What I don't understand is, why they should have a preset
> role, and be doomed to repeat the mistakes others made, in
> the first place.
> 
> Where does this idea come from?
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Susanne                           


History repeats itself.  It's a popular theme in literature and to a 
certain extent does happen in real life.   Also by creating 
parallels, it gives the reader a point of reference in understanding 
the characters.  In fact, Rowling used this to her advantage in the 
first four books, because many people inferred that the Mauraders 
where simply the trio+ of their generation, only to have that 
perception distorted by OotP.

Serena