Sexuality as a theme

[olivier.fouquet+harry at m4x.org]

No: HPFGUIDX 119593

 > Interesting indeed....
 >
 > I won't dispute with the symbology nor the logic. The choice and use 
of
 > each is the prerogative of the one presenting the argument.
 > But....
 > This is (one of) your interpretations of HP.
 > Do you think that this symbology is part of the authors intention from
 > the outset or could it be an unconscious, accidental or unintentional
 > theme on her part? Or even an inevitability given that it follows a 
boy
 > through adolescence to adulthood?
 >
 > Kneasy

I think it is very much conscious and intentional, particularly in CoS 
and PoA. However, to say that I don't have a proof of this is an 
understatement. I can only rely on the many instances one can find (but 
of course many will correctly dispute this as circular reasonning). JKR 
is said to have enjoyed Cuaron's adaptation of PoA and the movie plays 
even more directly with sexual theme.

Generally speaking, I think author are much more conscious of what they 
write than they are sometimes credited. At least that's the impression 
I gathered from the few discussions I had with the authors I have had 
the chance to meet. I was particularly impressed by a talk given by a 
friend of Camus (and a specialist of Camus work). He showed us one 
instance in a (no too well-known) book from Camus and explained us what 
Camus had meant (of which he had direct knowledge, being his friend). 
It was extremely elaborate.

Is JKR that kind of writer? Well, she certainly has some talent to 
craft surprises and twists, as well as a certain sense of humor. I 
don't think it behind her to write purposefully on a symbolic level.

I also think it was inevitable in a sense, considering the theme 
treated.

Olivier