if Harry survives

[adamjmarcantel]

No: HPFGUIDX 74066

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Lisa G <happybluebirdie at y...> 
wrote:
> dan says:
> <snips>
> "Rowling has consistently avoided explaining characters
> motivations. 
> But much of the list is just that, imposed explanations of
> characters 
> motivations, and of their so-called morality. That kind of
> debate is 
> absolutely no different than cheering for The Undertaker instead
> of 
> The Rock, or whoever. It turns Rowling into a form of wrestling,
> of 
> the WWF. This is, frankly, silly.
> 
> Rowling's work is a trap, in a way, for certain kinds of
> moralistic 
> thinking. Never, anywhere in the 5 books, has moralistic
> thinking 
> been anything but useless and destructive."
> 
> Of course she's avoided discussing every nuance and driving
> force behind her characters. How utterly boring a book would be
> if it laid everyone bare and didn't let us think for ourselves,
> or discuss the whys and hows, or allow us to make suppositions
> at night when we know we should be sleeping instead. How utterly
> pointless would this list be.
> 
> I enjoy hypothesizing and not knowing what the answer will be.
> It's much better than reading 200 messages a day simply quoting
> the book and saying "Well isn't that interesting. I bet you read
> it too. Not going to guess what it means, though. I don't want
> to pick sides."
> 
> You're certainly right, assuming we know these characters and
> their moral fibers is silly. But it's entirely normal and what
> makes literature so enriching. Good authors leave little bits to
> chance and keep people wondering. It makes us buy the next book.
> 
> And, by the way, Snape could beat Harry in a wrestling match
> with one arm tied behind his back. GOOOOOOO SNAPE!
> 
> Lisa G

Absolutely.  It would be such a bore to know exactly what the 
characters' motivations were, exactly what every poem meant, exactly 
the meaning of every work of art, etc.  The fact that these books 
can get adults reading and discussing possibilities is a good 
thing.  Personally, I don't want my literature spoon fed to me.  I 
like endless possibilities.

Adam, who was reading his reply and discovered that, despite his 
best efforts, a little bit of liberalism is alive and well inside of 
him :)
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