Christ Figures . . .multiple examples

[Eustace_Scrubb]

No: HPFGUIDX 98012

Geoff wrote:
<various snips>
> ..I return to the observation I have made before that Harry is 
> very much more like a Christian believer than a Christ figure.
Coming 
> from my position as a Christian (and this might possibly be the
case 
> with JKR also), I cannot conceive of a Christ figure in the 
> characters because Christ was not a mere human - he was God in
human 
> form. Our WW folk are, like those of us in the Real World,
imperfect, 
> making the wrong guesses and choices but hopefully most are like 
> Harry, trying to get through in one piece and keeping their 
> principles and consciences intact; a bit like Frodo (who amazingly 
> needed Gollum to fulfil his task) or Christian in "The Pilgrim's 
> Progress".

Fits in with his being a Seeker, too...a term that could relate to a
variety of religions, certainly including Christianity (with a very
specific use for a group of English Dissenters, forerunners of the
Quakers who saw corruption in all church organizations; many embraced
the Quaker belief that all persons could know the spirit of Christ
within...the Inner Light).  Whether in general terms or in some more
specific way, the designation of Harry as a Seeker is significant.

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb