Inside Bella - Social & Psychological Motivation

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 126378


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Charme" <dontask2much at y...> 
wrote:

> >Steve said: 
> > Bella is willing to bow down to Voldemort, because he is the 
source of all power. It is through him, that every bit of her own 
self-worth is validated. That and she really doesn't want him to 
kill or torture her. Sometimes you just have to acknowledge and 
accept that you've met someone who is even more crazy and fanatical 
than you are, and when you do, in your own insanity, you admire them 
for it.


> Charme said:
> From philospohical perspective, I've tried to forget that 
Bellatrix is a woman and find some common ground within mythology 
and legend, but her damn predeliction for "baby talk" always throws 
me off.  If I ignore that (and it's hard), then I start to feel 
she's bent towards zealotry, and even Nazism. 


Tonks now:

First a special thank you to Steve for such an informative post. 

As to Charme's post, I have often thought of Bella as Nazi like. I 
saw a PBS special a couple of week ago about the Nazis and the 
concentration camps.  The show told of a woman SS officer that was 
worse than any of the men.  When I saw that I wondered if she was 
the basis for Bella.  I seriously wonder if JKR used the Nazis as 
the role models for the DE.  If that were the case than this woman 
officer was the model for Bella.

Bella's taunting of Harry I am able to understand.  I think she is 
like Snape in that regard, showing disdain for the display of 
emotions of sadness and grief.  Like Snape she shows emotion but 
only anger, not anything tender like love or sadness. These are the 
emotions of the weak, the victims.  The strong and superior do not 
stoop to such displays of emotions.  The "wearing of emotions on the 
sleeve" as Snape would say. 

 While I like the idea of dressing all in black, in a commanding 
presence like Snape... now I am not sure if I really want to *try 
on* Bella's mindset to get into the part.  Maybe for a short period 
of time, but this Auror doesn't want to go to the dark side.  And I 
am not sure if I have it in me to really do a good imitation of 
her.  I am sure that many will say that this is a good thing. ;-)

Thanks again.

Tonks_op