Character Discussion: Voldemort - further explanation

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 123915


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

catkind:
> So Harry symbolises a piece of god in a human soul?
> 
> In any case, if I have understood this parallel in the least, I
> disagree with it.  It seems to me unlikely that a character like 
> Harry Potter should represent anything divine. He is after all     
> extremely human in the books, a bit of an everyman even. Harry     
> seems to be an ordinary boy in an extraordinary situation, which is 
> why everyone can identify with him. 

Geoff:
I have made this very point on many occasions mainly in discussion 
with Hans. There was an instance where Hans made what, to me, was a 
contradictory statement when, in message 84481, he wrote:  

"A few months ago there was a big debate in this group about whether 
Harry Potter is everyman or Christ. I say he is both! For every man 
can become a Christ-figure if he is willing to sacrifice his I-
consciousness for the Christ-consciousness, which is potentially 
present."

If anyone likes to follow up occasions when I have outlined the idea 
of Harry as a Christian everyman, subject to the same temptations and 
failings as ourselves, they include the following: 81249, 84552, 
84695, 104472, 107680, 111636 and 120538.

Some of them may repeat ideas but, if you are an insomniac and need 
something to make you drop off, you are welcome to plough through 
these....
   
Geoff -
about to return to preparing the
Powerpoint for Sunday's services.