DH as Christian Allegory (was Classical & Biblical Quotations)
houyhnhnm102
celizwh at intergate.com
Fri Jul 27 02:49:53 UTC 2007
No: HPFGUIDX 173163
MelroseDarjeeling:
> Everyone might not agree that *all* of these are
> intended as a Christian allegory, but I suspect most
> would agree that the central point of the book, and
> indeed the whole series, is Harry sacrificing his life
> for others in a dead-on parallel to Christ's crucifixion.
> It now seems clear to me that this is JKR's main theme
> in telling Harry's story.
> For me this theme is, meh, not so interesting, but it
> helps explain why she made some of the choices she did,
> and that I, for one, found disappointing (and that
> others have already pointed out in different posts).
> Curious to know what others think. If this was her
> goal, was she successful?
houyhnhnm:
I felt certain of this when I read "HE'S ALIVE!". It
would explain the absence of a real moral struggle.
Harry was the Chosen One all along.
I cannot address whether or not she was successful in
developing this theme since I am not a Christian. It
does explain the choices she made. I, too, was
disappointed, but I can't say it was wholly unexpected.
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