[the_old_crowd] Re: Neri/OT: Intro/Theorising

[Sean Dwyer]

On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 02:31:54AM -0000, carolynwhite2 wrote:

> But, on the alleged big themes, most seditious of all are the long 
> series of posts by Elkins (often) but also Pip, Porphyria, Elfundeb, 
> Pippin, Eileen etc which began to take apart the contradictory 
> messages of the books. They are as fresh and relevant today as when 
> they were written - OOP only deepened the case. Here's a taster:
> 
> 'Although JKR lambasts the conservative middle class through her 
> depiction of the Dursleys, her writing itself nonetheless promulgates 
> many of this group's particular social values, mores and judgements, 
> particularly when it comes to their view of social classes above and 
> below their own.'
> 
> 'JKR is a nostalgic writer, but her nostalgia is not merely nostalgia 
> per se. It is of a particularly conservative and middle class flavor, 
> a flavor which tastes awfully strange when combined with the 
> progressive views that she elsewhere seems to wish very badly to 
> espouse. Much like orange juice and toothpaste, the combination 
> leaves a bitter taste in ones mouth.'
> 
> Faith doesn't seem to have a lot to say about this kind of analysis.

Fascinating. Perhaps a pointer or two to a relevant thread to whet further my
curiosity at such outsiders?

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