/ESE!lupin questions (long)

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 146175

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> Before answering, I'd like to point out that ESE!Lupin is 
> really a theory about the plot rather than the character. The
> basic assumption is not that Lupin is a rotter, but that the books
> overall have a mystery plot. 
> 
> That is, an unidentified character is responsible for much of what
> is wrong with the protagonist's world, and the discovery of this
> character is essential to the resolution of the story.


Jen: I think JKR said the series is not primarily a mystery, though. 
That's how I read her comment from the TLC/MN interview:

JKR: There's a theory - this applies to detective novels, and then 
Harry, which is not really a detective novel, but it feels like one 
sometimes – that you should not have romantic intrigue in a 
detective book. 

Jen: JKR is saying there are elements of a detective story, but it's 
not the primary genre and therefore I don't think the series needs 
to have the denouement of an unknown spy at the end. Plus JKR 
elaborated on the genre she is working primarily from:

JKR: Yeah, well, I think if you take a step back, in the genre of 
writing that I'm working in, almost always the hero must go on 
alone. That's the way it is, we all know that, so the question is 
when and how, isn't it, if you know anything about the construction 
of that kind of plot.

Jen: She does mix genres, but the claim of a primary genre would be 
the best guide to the ending.