Re: Harry, that useless character – no offense meant!

[errolowl]

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Silmariel:
>> Josephine and I could post about why we don't like Harry, it isn't 
a crime. And it is inevitable you like or don't a character. 
I am not atacking Harry by saying I don't like hime, and he's boring. 
I also find Superman boring and dull, quite stupid sometimes.

But I have the right to chat to Josephine about our dislikements, if 
we like and are canon based. I wouldn't flame a person for disliking 
Hermione or Ron, for example. <<


Absolutely Silmariel. I agree, and did not intend to criticize or 
flame. I was honestly trying to say that, Yes, I understand where 
Josephine was coming from, that it was perfectly valid, that I had 
had similar thoughts at one time --- and trying to put across my 
point of view on what I find attractive and identifiable with Harry 
now. Apparently I was clumsy – my apologies to both Josephine and
you.

In fact, I would be more than pleased to join the chat about why 
Harry is dull, and why quite a few people I know aren't exactly
taken with him. I have been on both sides of that fence and remember 
some of the arguments I had with myself. I love Harry, but like other 
characters as much if not better. It would be intriguing to look at 
how exactly Rowling portrays Harry, authorial intent and its 
effectiveness regarding reader perceptions. Do we love Harry because 
we are told he is the hero and is likeable? Harry is a character open 
to many interpretations, each perfectly valid and acceptable in real 
life. I personally, would love to look at the different facets of 
Harry as seen by different people – we have frequently discussed
our views on other characters (Snape, Dudly and Draco get more than 
their fair share of psychoanalysis – poor Darrin <eg>) but 
surprisingly little on Harry recently other than to comment on his 
anger, and Jenny's stout "in defense of Harry" posts.
It's time for a series of essays on "Harry the dull", "Harry the 
complex", "Harry the ultimate hero" "UltraSexy! Harry", "Harry the 
Berk" "Annoying!Harry" "Evil Harry" "Harry the everyday guy"....and 
so on... anyone care to oblige?

Errol
Needing to look up the archives for past discussions