[HPforGrownups] Re: Pureblood attitudes and the word "racism" (Was: James the Berk?)

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 106766

Alla:
>  Yes, it does matter why people do things what they do. It is just in
> case of Bella, I am not interested. Don't get me wrong, there were
> many villains in the works of fiction I've read over time, where I
> was interested to learn their motivations. It is not the case here.
>
> And yes, again the dreaded "emotion" comes in. Bella had a hand in
> killing one of my favourite characters. There are could be many
> dreadful circumstances in her life to make her what she is now, but
> it does not matter to me.
>
> If I was defending person like Bella in court, I would make sure I
> would learn all of them, to show the judge and jury how poor Bella
> was just victim of the circumstances, but I can allow myself a luxury
> of not doing so with the fictional character


Charme:

I agree, Alla, that is not necessary to know the "whys" in Bella's case:
she's portrayed as adult and she makes her own decisions and she killed off
a character everyone liked. A friend of mine has a saying that we all have
to live with the decisions we make, and I think this is along the theme of
what Dumbledore says in canon. Being that JKR is the wisdom behind DD,  this
is probably one of the main themes of the series she's trying to get across,
as you can make (if you CHOOSE) decisions independent of your environment,
experiences or other influences. Bella, like every other character, has
"emotions."  Those emotions preclude decisions which are not always logical
nor well thought out.   I also think trying to base every theory or
hypotheses on the combination of canon, logic and "fact" is flawed in some
fashion: as you allude in your post by your "lightheartedness (which I think
you are BTW), this IS fiction and is a world which is totally imaginary.

I like your  posts :)  Happy to respond to any at all which you make, with
no hesitation.  This is supposed to be for fun after all, and if fans didn't
have emotions, they wouldn't be so passionate about their discussions!

Charme