Giants

[Renee Daniels]

No: HPFGUIDX 66103

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Wendy St John" 
<hebrideanblack at e...> wrote:
> 
I think that is what is happening to the giants. And the blame for 
this, again IMO, can be placed squarely on the heads of the wizarding 
society which has forced them away from their natural lifestyle. I 
will admit that this "natural" behavior would argue against their 
standing as "beings" - they seem rather more like "beasts" to me. But 
that doesn't absolve the WW from treating them poorly. Another
> eco-lesson, perhaps?
> 
> Cheers,
> Wendy

Me:
This entire episode with the giants reminded me forcably of US 
treatment of Native Americans. Herded on to undesirable lands far 
from their traditional hunting places and teritories they had to 
adapt from a free-ranging nomadic life to sedintory existance without 
all the sociatal and scientific steps that would normaly accompany 
such a change. Thus they suffered and died in job lots as outside 
forces declined to understand that tribes are separate nations (for 
better or worse) with their own histories and customs. Which is 
basicaly what the Wizarding world is doing.

As for 'naturaly' being 'beasts' instead of 'beings'...  Mountain men 
and other hermit types go more than alittle bit wild over time. 
Humans when left on their own begin to go insane. Thats how come 
solitary confinment is such a punishment. Giants noticably aren't 
human (neither are house elves), so who can say that Giants, when 
spread out aren't purfectly sane and well behaved, but in large 
groups they start to go a bit crazy. Besides, it's hard to call 
something a beast when they make tools, have a semi-perminant camp 
(with a throne? cant remember, Mom stole my book), and their own 
language.

~Calimora (Who's moved into the Anger phase of mourning.)