Harry/Voldemort fusion theory

[Erika L.]

No: HPFGUIDX 111037

Julie wrote:
>I think it's safe to say that JKR is familiar with Jung's work.  I've
>haphazardly paging through "Memories, Dreams, Reflections" 
>lately and two of the dreams that Jung describes really jumped out 
>at me. 
<snip>
>The curtain reminds me of The Veil.  It's interesting that Jung goes
>through the curtain and discovers that behind it is a place for
>visiting with spirits.
>
>I'll have to re-read your post when I'm more awake, but I wanted
>to mention these other Jung connections for now.


It's true that there are interesting similarities between JKR's writing and certain passages of Jung. However, in the spirit of Jung, couldn't we just say that those similarities represent archetypal motifs? The idea of the Veil is not something invented by either Jung or JKR, nor is it obscure enough that Rowling would have to be familiar with it due to Jung's writings. I do think there's a lot of archetypal material in the HP books, but that doesn't mean there's any *direct* influence. After all, they're both in a way drawing from the same sources; Rowling, like Jung, has read a great deal of mythology as well as folk and fairy tales.

Just my two knuts,
Erika (Wolfraven)

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