WW vs our world / article / book 6 in outline

[Christina in GA]

No: HPFGUIDX 102217

Del : It's abuse in OUR eyes, but it doesn't
>seem to be so in the WW's eyes. We must be careful not to >apply our own
morals on another culture.

Christina: The Prime Directive, right? Sorry, that's from something else : )

David wrote that:
>Ms Giardina wrote : "But a closer analysis demonstrates that the >writer is
merely using  this strategy to sell adult ideas such as: >'adults know
best',  and, 'parents are a source of security when >things get tough'," she
said.

Christina: And this is wrong why? I admit that when I was a teenager in the
80s I didn't have a good parental role model and all the teen movies - The
Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, etc. - really spoke out to me, as well as
Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It". Today there is the cartoon "Kids
Next Door" about a secret kid organization against teens and grownups and
the movie "Freaky Friday" where a teen daughter and her mom come to
understand each other just a little bit better. It's a constant theme that
will never go away. I know not everyone has parents or adults who know best
or who offer security but I hope that my son knows that I am trying to make
the world a safe place for him as much as I can.

For the HP books I don't think they are adult books pretending to be kid's
books. JKR is writing her story - it just happens to be about a young man,
not an adult, and it appeals to all ages. Harry does seem to be impulsive
and act before thinking like all kids do at times, but telling him "You
should have gone to an adult, you should have listened to the adults"
wouldn't have made him do anything differently. He was so certain he was
right about Sirius that he was going to run off no matter what.

I think today's adults really don't give today's kids enough credit. This
goes along with the thread about changing the words in the British /
American versions. I love hearing the British words in the books. My son
even starting calling me "Mum" because he thought it was neat. I think kids
are really smarter than we give them credit for. If a book was talking down
to them I think they would realize it and put it away.

>boyd - who is also shocked (shocked!) to find that OoP is a year >old and
yet book is still only in outline form (per JKR website)

Christina: I know Boyd, me too, but she is only one person and she did have
a baby this year. Now I've heard her say she started on the book during her
pregnancy, took 3 months off when the baby was born, and is now working
daily on book 6 with her outline *in front of her* as she works. I can't
blame her for taking time off - I don't remember my son's first 3 months, I
was a zombie.

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