Posted on 12/04/2011 3:41:06 PM PST by Winged Hussar
“How Voldermort slowly gains his power and his form seems to have a striking resemblence to Lord of the rings and Rowling has shamelessly copied it.”
I felt there were some similarities here as well. I think the main reason for the success of Harry Potter was that it was sold to a Western public at a time where a large number of young boys have no father (I know Harry has neither parent). Call me crazy, but many of my co-workers who have children into Harry Potter (going back for years) are divorced witches. As portrayed in “South Park”, real boys are into “The Lord of the Rings”...
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That’s not all she shamelessly copies from Lord of the Ring.
The truly frightening thing is that young people are being so thoroughly indoctrinated in moral relativity that it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to make a judgement about even the Nazis.
How interesting that no matter the name of the villain,the behavior and oppression of speech,thought and action are the first casualties.
Ms. Rowlings, however, has proved that she can see the value of personal responsibility and core values. Yet, she has often given lip service to the exact movements that embrace collectivism and moral relativity.
Good subject but famoud book title hijack.
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Thanks. I posted an older version. Now to fix it...
I can’t even discuss the mythology and astronomy within the series. They have no clue what I’m talking about. We do get into a little bit about the wand wood and the Celtic beliefs with the three main characters’ wands. We discuss in depth the significance and symbolism of the house colors, the house locations, the house mascots, and the names of all the characters. It takes a lot of prepping on my part though.
Right, horcruxes (including I believe a ring!) that can be destroyed only by certain methods. Dementors make noises like Nazguls, and so on. Or perhaps the movie directors were responsible for the latter.
Hmmm, Tom Riddle’s diary = Mohammad’s personal Koran = Hitler’s personal copy of Mein Kampf; the possibilities are endless!
Now, the Calormenes from the Chronicles of Narnia, on the other hand...
Your post #11 has good answers to my questions. Thanks.
I want to take your course!! :)
I always thought she got off easy. In the books, Rowling never did mention any consequences for Umbridge or the rest. If it were me, I would have taken her out early in Book 7.
The Harry Potter series was originally written as a children's book series. My kids each got into it as they were graduating from Dr Seuss to "chapter books". I would them a great way to get my kids interested in reading.
Sex does not generally sell to first thru third graders, nor to the parents who buy books for them.
Do you have chapgter and verse on this?
Nagini is not the zoo snake. That is an internet hoax.
Rowling tweeted the following:
“Nagini is NOT the snake Harry let loose in Philosopher’s Stone. That snake was headed to Brazil and Nagini was probably found in Albania.”
Anyway, Nagini was venomous, while the snake in the zoo was a boa.
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