JKR's writing style (was:Would Harry forgiving Snape be character growth...

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> Betsy Hp:
> IOWs, JKR ain't Homer.  And the story of Harry Potter is not really a 
> complex one.  I think its simplicity can be its strength, but when we 
> try to ram a whole bunch of contradictory and unrelated themes into 
> the narrative it falls apart.  Because the foundation isn't there.
> 
> It's not that I think JKR sat down and said, "I shall write a story 
> based on Aristotle's theories of story-telling."  But I do think that 
> she's writing a fairly straight forward narrative.  And so I think 
> any claims made as to theme need to be verified by text.
> 
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Alla:

True, JKR ain't Homer. But one does not have to be Homer to add to the 
one main theme couple of others. Like love and forgiveness and hero 
coming of age and surpassing his mentor in something, etc. 

So, I do not think the narrative will fall appart if Harry thoughts 
about Snape would be at least partially verified.

IMO of course.