Taking it seriously

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 101937

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Lady Macbeth" 
<ladymacbeth at l...> wrote:

snip.



>  Lady Macbeth replied:
> See, I'm just the opposite.  There are far too many cases (at least 
in the
> United States, I don't know about Britain) of children being 
treated just as
> Harry is for me to take it as satire.  There was a little girl in 
the news
> recently who died at the hands of her birth mother - she was found 
dead in
> the hallway of her apartment.  It's just that it's such everyday 
news
> anymore that most Americans read/see it on the news, say "Oh, isn't 
that
> sad," and then go on to the sports section.
> 
> I've gone to school with kids who wore the same ill-fitting clothes 
for a
> week because their parents didn't give a damn about them.  Unwanted 
children
> really DO get dumped with abuse, neglect and less-than-adequate 
needs for
> survival.
> 
> That's why Book 5 was so SPECTACULAR to me - it seemed to me that 
Rowling
> was finally delving INTO the story of this boy, instead of just 
skimming
> over the highlights of his life.
> 
> -Lady Macbeth
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
Indeed. The hero coming out of the closet is traditional fairy tale 
aspect of the story, but with each book, to me it sounds weaker and 
weaker.

Give or take some things, I cannot take Harry's life journey as a 
satire only. Actually, I cannot take it as a satire at all, humor - 
Yes, satire - not.

Too much pain.


Alla