HP & LOTR

[Jennifer Nielsen]

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In my view, there are clear comparisons between Sauron/Voldemort,
Dumbledore/Gandalf, Harry/Frodo, and Sam/Ron.  But just because JKR said she
was inspired by LOTR doesn¹t mean she lifted every character directly.  You
might make the same comparisons with HP and Star Wars: Voldemort/Darth
Vader, Dumbledore/Obi Wan Kanobi, Harry/Luke, Ron/Han Solo, and
Hermione/Leia.

This is all made easy because these are classic characters: ultimate bad
guy, older mentor, reluctant hero, loyal best friend, et cetera.

There are several definite similarities between the HP and LOTR books, I
agree. I just don¹t think there's an exact match for each and every
character.

Jen