Boredom? (Was: Re: Medieval attitudes)

[nrenka]

No: HPFGUIDX 137727

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "d." <doliesl at y...> wrote:

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> I've seen a lot of Pro-Snape theories based on analyzing and 
> speculating textual clues, but most the black&white evil Snape 
> arguments I've seen, instead of basing in text, always just boil 
> down to "I hate Snape, now i have a reason to be in denial all his 
> ambiguities and hate him as nothing but a evil villain!!" or bunch 
> of completely biased righteous self-projection onto what you think
> JKR's theme is, what makes a better book in your opinon (as if you 
> know better than JKR). These gets old and tiring very quickly.

That's not fair. :)  Everyone is projecting based on what theme they 
are, but there are certainly nuanced 'Snape is probably evil' 
positions, such as my own (post #134239, 135097).  It's a point of 
personal preference to express that something would be boring, but 
here's a listing of possibilities and some comments:

1.  Snape is completely good and everything done has been completely 
planned.  I take that as a little boring because it's too easily 
arrived at as an inversion of the text--take everything Harry 
believes and flip it, like reading Newspeak.  Steamrollers over some 
big events.

[I admit, I would find "Harry, suck it up and deal because Snape has 
been right the entire time" to be boring because it's a pose of near-
complete acquiescence on Harry's part.  Not a usual heroic role, and 
an especially poor one for someone defined by his willingness to take 
action.]

2.  Snape is completely evil and has been lying the whole time.  Also 
pretty boring, for general readings of theme; steamrollers over some 
big events.

3.  Snape is currently good, but things have gone somewhat wrong and 
solutions have had to be improvised.  More interesting, IMO, and can 
take account of more aspects of the text without spinning extremely 
complex explanations.

4.  Snape is currently evil, but he was not always committed and has 
fallen onto that side from his position on the double agent fence.  
If you read back in the archives, that's what I've advocated in the 
past, and Lupinlore has as well.  I think it's interesting.  YMMV.
 
> And just a reminder for those who thinks HBP should be the end for 
> Harry being right, coz OMG there's only one book left~~~ Let's not 
> forget we still have an unresolved theme of "eyes", of glasses 
> being Harry's "weakness", and glasses as a metaphor of a bias filter
> that Harry used to see the world. And then there's Lily's eyes...

Assuming that is indeed going to be the theme continued--your 
preference, but it may happen, may not.

-Nora can't wait to untangle the thematic web once the plot line is 
done