This is what I read today at www.pluggedinonline.com about the Harry Potter series (books & movies, since the last 2 aren’t movies yet
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the review you posted was written before the 7th book came out: she said, "The book is really about the power of the imagination. What Harry is learning to do is to develop his full potential. Wizardry is just the analogy I use." she says outright that she doesn't use a Christian analogy, but wizardry "She also made a decision to stop talking about the subject so much." why? does she articulate it in another interview? [this was from internetwritingjournal.com]
the goal here isn't to read into anything--but in connecting what the reviews have to say about these specific aspects of the book
for the 2nd online review that you posted, it says, "the dark wizard in J.K. Rowling's fictional works, was defeated not by power but by love-by a young mother who sacrificed her life to save her young son. In Rowling's world, that kind of love is stronger than any magic. It can even conquer death."
but then what exactly happens in the last part of the 7th book with the big battle--is it that sacificial love that helps Harry win? what's the outside help that makes Harry win? is it the power he has within himself, like when it really comes down to it, does he just rely on his own self-will to make that important deicision about whether to die or not, or to help his friends is it his skills at wizardry, trust in his own decision making ability--or does he refer back to some foundational principle or truth to help him make the right decision
Dude, out of all the stuff you just wrote, I just wanted to know what you said in that first paragraph.
they were meant to be straight-forward, simple, non-theoretical questions.
When you said, I don't want to read the reviews of books I've read myself. I'm a novelist and a student of literary criticism---really? You don’t care about what other people think about a well-written book?
I just wanted you to read the reviews & esp. the specifics about what the reviewer had to say about each individual topic
AnnaRebecca has started reading them, that’s why. No, I’m not a child or a parent. But in this case I have to act like one because my parents don’t really care. I guess that’s a ‘my bad’ on my part-maybe I should’ve said this outright in the beginning.
So if you could read the review, and tell me what you think about what the reviewer has to say, keeping Anna in mind, that would actually help me out a lot.
But if not, that’s cool too. All the stuff you said is great, but the books are written FOR KIDS, and KIDS are her #1 fans, and KIDS are the ones who end up loving it, quoting it, and wanting to live their lives by it. Tolkien outright wrote LOTR for adults.
There’s a few kids in her 4th grade class that have already read through the entire series.
By your comments, it looks like you were saying that no, you would not let your 4th grader read any of the Harry Potter books. And yet you’re outspoken about how you love them so much-don’t you see why Anna would want to read them too?
there’s this movie we own about a romance novel writer who tries to match her brother up with some girl. She’s married and has a kid, but every time her daughter does something wrong, she’s just like, “no sweetie, don’t play with the electrical outlet or else it’ll create a pathway for an electrical shockwave to pass throughout your entire body which will cause your skin to burn, damage to your brain and will make you mentally retarded for the rest of your life.” & her daughter’s, like, 2.
I just thought that was funny.
I was looking for a paragraph or two and I got an essay. but that’s cool. no problem.
she said, "The book is really about the power of the imagination. What Harry is learning to do is to develop his full potential. Wizardry is just the analogy I use."
she says outright that she doesn't use a Christian analogy, but wizardry
"She also made a decision to stop talking about the subject so much." why?
does she articulate it in another interview?
[this was from internetwritingjournal.com]
the goal here isn't to read into anything--but in connecting what the reviews have to say about these specific aspects of the book
for the 2nd online review that you posted, it says,
"the dark wizard in J.K. Rowling's fictional works, was defeated not by power but by love-by a young mother who sacrificed her life to save her young son. In Rowling's world, that kind of love is stronger than any magic. It can even conquer death."
but then what exactly happens in the last part of the 7th book with the big battle--is it that sacificial love that helps Harry win? what's the outside help that makes Harry win?
is it the power he has within himself, like when it really comes down to it, does he just rely on his own self-will to make that important deicision about whether to die or not, or to help his friends
is it his skills at wizardry, trust in his own decision making ability--or does he refer back to some foundational principle or truth to help him make the right decision
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they were meant to be straight-forward, simple, non-theoretical questions.
When you said, I don't want to read the reviews of books I've read myself. I'm a novelist and a student of literary criticism---really? You don’t care about what other people think about a well-written book?
I just wanted you to read the reviews & esp. the specifics about what the reviewer had to say about each individual topic
AnnaRebecca has started reading them, that’s why. No, I’m not a child or a parent. But in this case I have to act like one because my parents don’t really care. I guess that’s a ‘my bad’ on my part-maybe I should’ve said this outright in the beginning.
So if you could read the review, and tell me what you think about what the reviewer has to say, keeping Anna in mind, that would actually help me out a lot.
But if not, that’s cool too. All the stuff you said is great, but the books are written FOR KIDS, and KIDS are her #1 fans, and KIDS are the ones who end up loving it, quoting it, and wanting to live their lives by it. Tolkien outright wrote LOTR for adults.
There’s a few kids in her 4th grade class that have already read through the entire series.
By your comments, it looks like you were saying that no, you would not let your 4th grader read any of the Harry Potter books. And yet you’re outspoken about how you love them so much-don’t you see why Anna would want to read them too?
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I just thought that was funny.
I was looking for a paragraph or two and I got an essay. but that’s cool. no problem.
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