Is it worse for Harry or Dudley at 4 Privet?
squeakinby
squeakinby at tds.net
Sun Apr 18 15:10:15 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 96301
Even though Dudley is the Dursley scion, one might make quite an
argument that he is being abused as well. As the pampered pet, Dudley
has no realistic conception of the RW. He's being overfed to the point
of ill-health (even the UK has a rise in childhood obesity), he's had an
over-reliance on video games hence he is probably experiencing some
degree of illiteracy even though he attends the prestigious Smeltings.
(A smelting is a fish, is it not? To smelt is to fuse. Or smelt is
simply the past participle of smell.) Undoubtedly Dudley will grow up
to owe far too much on credit cards as he's been given no notion of the
value of money, and, sadly, will one day be forced to declare
bankruptcy. As a bully, he has no true friends, just compatriots cowed
by him. He must beat up little 10 year old Mark Evans to prove his
stature in his community.
What does a bully want? Love and realistic feedback. Dudley apparently
receives neither.
Who has a greater sense of self?
Jem
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