MAGICkal elITE - The Boy, The Man, The Hero, the Saint.

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 186414

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10@> wrote:
  
Geoff: 
> > I consider Harry as an everyman because I cannot see him as 
> > Christ as some people do. ...
> > 
> > So I seek an everyman with whom I can identify. As I said 
> > earlier, everyone has the innate ability to be a hero (small
> > 'h') if events demand it. 
> > 
> > <snip>
 
bboyminn: 
> Geoff, I know you are an educated man, and also a man of faith.
> But in this instance, and with no intended offense, I have to 
> wonder if your faith isn't playing a role in your refusal to 
> see Harry in the suggested role? 
 
> First, I don't think anyone can remotely imply that Harry is
> 'Christ' in the story. But he could symbolically and 
> metaphorically represent a Christ-like figure.

Geoff:
Thank you kind sir for the compliments. Please allow me a 
moment while my blushes subside!

Actually, you are not offending me in the least because we
are in agreement! 

You are echoing what I have been saying for a week or so, 
namely that I cannot accept the idea of someone being a 
Christ figure, but they *can* be Christ-like. 

As I wrote, I find Kemper's position arguable in that he 
cannot accept either the Christ or Everyman poisitons and 
so postulates a third way - the "Harry is an alien" which 
seems (to me) decidedly strange.