OOP: Boys & Girls in the Potter World

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No: HPFGUIDX 67192

JKR vividly captures how it feels to be a clueless teenage boy in the 
world (trust me, I use to be one of them).  It was interesting to 
read Harry and Cho's "date" and being able to apply the same 
situation to some recent developements in my own life.  I have to 
admit, I wanted to give Harry a little kick for not recognizing all 
the little hints Cho was dropping, but i can also sympathise because 
its a lot easier to spot these things as an objective observer.  JKR 
did a wonderful job of portraying the teenage mind.


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> Well, most people when they start a post, but haven't done their
> research or read all the latest posts, say something like, 'I don't
> know it the has been mentioned before but...".
> 
> Well, I know this definitely has been mention but there is no way I
> can search it out of the thousands of posts that are rushing into 
this
> group, so here it goes again.
> 
> Regarding primarily Harry's actions in OoP, but also related to Cho
> and Hermione, this unknow person in the group said something to the
> effect...
> 
> "Are boys really like that?"
> 
> So, I pose to the group an opportunity to discuss how well JKR has
> capture the angst ridden lives of teen boys and girls.
> 
> Especially regarding Harry's interaction with Cho and Hermione's
> comments about it as well as Ron reaction to circumstances, how well
> do you think JKR captured the essence of boys and girls at this 
stage
> of life?
> 
> As a boy, I am amazed at how well JKR understands how a boy's mind
> works. Not just in relation to the Harry/Cho story line but in
> relation to the actions of boys throughout the whole series of 
books. 
> 
> If you've read books by S.E.Hinton like "The Outsiders" then you 
have
> a good idea of the typical book written by a woman about boys; that
> is, a woman attempting to write from a boys perspective. She get's 
it,
> but then she doesn't quite get it. They are great teen stories, but
> there are little things that give her away as not quite fully
> comprehending a boy perspective. 
> 
> JKR on the other hand, I would say she is spot on, DOUBLE SPOT ON, 
in
> her characterization of boys in the book. Not that this will come 
as a
> surprise to you, but Ladies, it's true, guy don't have a clue as to
> the inner-workings of the female mind. We think just like Harry, we
> feel just like Harry, we get sudden 'whooshing' sensations in our
> stomach just like Harry, don't have a clue why you are all so
> emotional, and we are all just as insecure as Harry. 
> 
> So Ladies, how about Hermione and Cho? Did JKR capture the essense 
of
> the teenage girl for you?
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> bboy_mn