OotP: Reason and need for angst/anger

[rlharalson]

No: HPFGUIDX 62444


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Cristina wrote:
>  Sirius death = Harry losing all heart (as in people to love) = 
Harry angrier and bitter that ever WITH possible relation to lack 
of mother's touch (though all my readings on babies' first months 
development make me wonder about this, but then ...)
> <snip>
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> Could it be that the reason he has to be so angry (and we have 
seen nothing yet, I'm betting) is that old parallel philosophical 
concept: you can't > recognise the light before you have known the 
darkness, you can't give the proper value to life before you have 
felt death, you can't really understand and feel love untill you 
have felt its contrary INSIDE yourself? >>>>>>


Personally, I think Harry has to be so angry, because that is the 
natural reaction of teenage boys to tragedy. Girls tend to cry or get 
depressed, we traditionally act out by hurting ourselfs. my 
experience with my 15 year old brother when he lost his father figure 
was anger.

Renee