Snape, Hagrid and Animals

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 143839

Leslie wrote:

> But I'm in favor of keeping things in perspective.  A huge amount of 
> scorn gets heaped on Snape, and everyone claims he's "abusive." 

va32h: "everyone" doesn't - I haven't said two words about Snape, as a 
teacher. 

Leslie again:
 
> The "what of it?" that you bring 
> up is really a great question.  

Well, I'll tell you why I brought it up. This whole discussion about 
Hagrid & animals was reminding me of Senior Honors English class way 
back in high school. My teacher was always pounding into our heads -
 "literary analysis is about explanations, not just identifications". 
It isn't enough to say "the author uses lots of spider imagery and 
here are examples" or "this character is reprehensible and here are 
examples" without explaining why that is meaningful to the story.

A lenghty debate on whether or not Hagrid is a good teacher should at 
least include discussion of whether it serves the story better to have 
Hagrid be a good teacher (or not). 

va32h