[HPforGrownups] Re: "Morality" and "tolerance" in the HP books (Was: a sandwich)

[Janette]

No: HPFGUIDX 178866

On 11/6/07, a_svirn <a_svirn at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Jen: I read SPEW as not being about freeing the house elves so much
> > as the Trio, particularly Hermione, learning about the cycles of
> > social activism.  Hermione's attempts follow what is a fairly
> typical
> > pattern for an activist in my own experience, moving from the truly
> > idealistic attempt to free all the house elves by knitting hats, to
> > smaller hopes for the freedom of a few elves such as Winky and
> > Kreacher, to finally attempting to make some small change whenever
> > possible for an elf experiencing injustice in front of her.
> Raising
> > awareness iow.
>
> a_svirn:
> This is a very bleak outlook on social activism indeed, for in the
> last two books Hermione gave up on the house elves liberation
> altogether and concentrated on making a more responsible slave-owner
> out of Harry.


montims:
oh, and in her spare time, helping Harry defeat Voldemort and the DEs...


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