Child abuse and (spoiler) question

jdr0918 jdr0918 at hotmail.com
Sun Jun 29 18:06:21 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 65733

<<<In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ccm50_2000" wrote:...how could 
any child turn out to be psychologically normal after a lifetime of 
such vicious abuse...>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says:

The short answer is, he can't, although the kind of abuse Harry 
endures is almost a staple of British children's literature. Harry is 
a textbook case of attachment disorder, which is why he has such 
problems accepting help or even recognizing the offer.

This is a major argument for Harry's not surviving the end of the 
series. He is not capable of forming a healthy romantic relationship, 
without which there can be no conventional "happily ever after".

--JDR






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