Would Harry forgiving Snape be character growth for him? Re: CHAPDISC: HBP 29,

[pippin_999]

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> Alla:
> 
> Well, yes, Harry being right about Snape may have nothing to do with 
> power of love theme or it may have, I am just not sure why it cannot 
> be the theme on its own. I totally think that power of love, 
> forgiveness would turn out to be one of the main themes in the book, 
> but who says it would be the only one?
> 
Pippin:
IIRC, it was Aristotle.  Seriously, a theme is supposed to be the 
unifying idea of the work, so if you have unrelated ideas then it's
pointless to talk about themes at all. 

If Harry grew wiser than his mentor through love, I could see
that being related, but I don't see how being wiser than his mentor
because he has always been angered by Snape is related to either
growth or love. As you say, it would be just something that happened,
unrelated to anything else. That would make it  unthematic.


Pippin