HP & LOTR

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No: HPFGUIDX 120915


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Jennifer Nielsen <Jen at a...> 
wrote:
> 
> In my view, there are clear comparisons between Sauron/Voldemort,
> Dumbledore/Gandalf, Harry/Frodo, and Sam/Ron.  But just because JKR 
said she
> was inspired by LOTR doesn1t mean she lifted every character
directly.  
You
> might make the same comparisons with HP and Star Wars: 
Voldemort/Darth
> Vader, Dumbledore/Obi Wan Kanobi, Harry/Luke, Ron/Han Solo, and
> Hermione/Leia.
> 
> This is all made easy because these are classic characters:
ultimate bad
> guy, older mentor, reluctant hero, loyal best friend, et cetera.
> 
> There are several definite similarities between the HP and LOTR
books, I
> agree. I just don1t think there's an exact match for each and every
> character.

Sue:

I didn't know JKR had said she was influenced by LOTR, how
fascinating! Of course, I've always noticed some similarities, such as the 
scene where DD tells Harry he may one day be  glad he spared Wormtail 
(who,incidentally, reminds me as much of Wormtongue as he does of Gollum 
- if you think of LV as Saruman rather than Sauron). Anyway, quite right - no 
reason why the characters should be exact parallels. They all - HP, LOTR 
and SW -drew from the same sources. This is perhaps one reason why HP 
appeals so much. There's more to it than just a standard fantasy story.