Harry's personality isn't as easy to sum up as Hermione's, or Snape's, or Ron - but that's just because he's not the Loyal Sidekick, or the Brainy Best Friend, or the Nasty but (probably) Good Spy Who Hates Harry Potter but Hates Voldemort More. Also, we're not seeing him from someone else's perspective, we're seeing him from his own perspective, and that again makes it seem like he has less of a personality, because a person's personality is most evident when viewed through someone else's eyes.
Actually, I agree with you wholly. I think I was finally able to connect with him as a person in HBP. Moreover, I actually liked that person. I can't really put my finger on why he felt different in HBP, though.
Because the story's told from his perspective, it's hard to see him fully because he doesn't see himself fully, I guess. In the first five books, though, he felt like a vessel through which the plot was running and I couldn't get him at all.
I didn't reply to this at first, because I didn't have the energy to get into a long argument, but...
Are we reading the same books?? You sound like Snape. :) And in this case, that's not meant to be a compliment. What exactly makes you consider Harry a "spoiled, selfish, egotistical chat of a brat"?
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Because the story's told from his perspective, it's hard to see him fully because he doesn't see himself fully, I guess. In the first five books, though, he felt like a vessel through which the plot was running and I couldn't get him at all.
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Are we reading the same books?? You sound like Snape. :) And in this case, that's not meant to be a compliment. What exactly makes you consider Harry a "spoiled, selfish, egotistical chat of a brat"?
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