Victory for TEWWW EWWW?? Snape the hero

[adamjmarcantel]

No: HPFGUIDX 173158

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "leslie41" <leslie41@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > As for JKR's comment on the Today Show regarding Snape, I find 
it 
> > very interesting, fascinating in fact, but pretty much 
irrelevant.
> <SNIP>
> >> It's dangerous for us to take what Rowling says about her own 
> > characters too seriously.  She's not the best person to ask, any 
> more 
> > than a mother is the best person to ask about the behavior of 
her 
> > children.  She does not have the perspective required.
> >
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Well, deciding how much JKR's perspective worth is up to 
individual 
> reader obviously.
> 
> But my thing is that I am taking author's words as additional 
> support for my view, that is all, nothing more nothing less.
> 
> If authoritarial intent is irrelevant to your interpetation, well, 
> that's your interpetation.
> 
<<<Snip>>>
>To me everything she said IS already in the text, I see it there. 
> and what she said is just reinforces to me that it is in the text 
> indeed.
> 
> His despicable treatment of Harry IS in the text as I interpret 
it, 
> him telling Dumbledore "Him?" and that I take to mean that he 
could 
> care less about Harry and Rowling simply confirmed it for me.
> 
> So, what I am trying to say _ I see Snape **no hero** in the text, 
> and what JKR says just reinforces it to me.
> 
> I mean his bravery is there too obviously, but to me for mostly 
> wrong, selfish reasons. He does the right thing but for the wrong 
> reasons to me, yes.
> 
> Alla.
>

Ah, I have made it to 5th post of the day so it will have to be my 
last.  I would have to say that I agree that it is up to each 
individual to determine how seriously to take the author's views.  
However, suppose I painted a four-legged animal and noone quite knew 
what it was (which wouldn't be a stretch if you would see my 
artistic ability!).  If I told someone it was a dog, I would like to 
think they would say "Oh, it's a dog" rather than "Adam, we can't 
take your word about what you painted...your view is irrelevant.  I 
see a zebra, so it's a zebra"  Now, I don't pretend to be an 
art/movie/literary/whatever critic, but if that is their approach, I 
am quite satisfied to be a commoner.  I take JKR's view on what her 
creation is at face value...just like Alla, I can clearly see in 
canon where she is coming from.

Adam, who expects his gold star for keeping within the five post a 
day limit ;0)