Story arc in three acts?

Rob robkristjansson at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 3 19:19:51 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 111991

Has anyone thought of these books as episodes within a three act 
dramatic structure?  The first act is comprised of PS and CoS, 
wherein all the major players are introduced and the fundamental 
conflicts are set up; the second act includes all three subsequent 
books where the tension of the larger conflict (the prelude to 
the "second war" - OoTP) is built and contrasted against HP's 
internal struggle with his own temper, etc. as he grows up and comes 
to accept his role in this "war."  If I'm correct the third act, 
usually pretty quick in the movies, should also be a pretty straight 
forward affair where a lot of the mysteries (Nkafkafi referred to 
them as plot lines in her post yesterday, if I remember correctly) 
are wrapped up as HP and LV duke it out in a classic G vs. E climax.

Or am I begging the question here?






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