OOP: Communication Themes (SPOILERS)

Robert Oliver boliver at woh.rr.com
Sun Jul 6 22:31:09 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 67888


Has anyone else noticed that the entire theme of OOP seems to be
communication and the breakdown thereof?  Dumbledore fails to
communicate with Harry in order to protect him, Harry fails to
communicate with Sirius through a combination of treachery and Harry's
own bad memory (the mirror present), Lupin promises to communicate
with Snape about the Occulmency lessons but evidently doesn't, Snape
and Harry have a general communication breakdown about the same
Occulmency lessons, Dumbledore evidently doesn't communicate
emphatically enough to Sirius the importance of treating Kreacher
well, Harry refuses to communicate about his mistreatment at the hands
of Umbridge to anyone, and of course the entire book is filled with
the theme of trying to communicate the truth of Voldemort's return,
and the danger of Voldemort's communication with Harry.

As I now think of it I have rarely seen a single theme so constantly
replayed and re-emphasized in so many ways within the context of a
single narrative.

Dzeytoun






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