XPost: alt.philosophy, alt.religion, alt.christnet   
   From: isleofcapri@gmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:58:28 -0500, VD wrote:   
      
   >>>> 3) The first three books were written for a smaller, literary   
   >>>> audience.   
   >>>   
   >>> Which means that the remainder were influenced by the success, wider   
   >>> audience and the movies?   
   >>   
   >> Inevitably. Either by contract demand by Warner Brothers or by her   
   >> realization of her huge audience or subtly, psychologically.   
   >>   
   >> Here is where I wonder if Rowling gave up on the death and   
   >> resurrection of Harry/Jesus. To this point, Harry's life was very much   
   >> inline with Jesus. Jesus died. Harry did not and could not.   
   >   
   > Think about that. The life of Christ is the acceptance of the history   
   > of death and resurrection and return of Christ. Rowling won't go there   
   > with Harry. Why not?   
   >   
   >> Maybe she never anticipated writing that kind of death/bodily   
   >> resurrection kind of thing. Imagine trying to seell that to readers   
   >> and movie-goers.   
   >   
   > Hm.   
   >   
   >> It's too Christlike. The death, resurrection and promised 2nd Coming   
   >> are the extreme of the surreal.   
   >   
   > Yet millions believe it so.   
      
   Which empowers the Bible. Powerful, enchanting and believable although   
   ancient, hotly debated as to its authenticity and relevance.   
      
   Rowling and Harry Potter - powerful, enchanting but always wrapped in   
   fiction and...allegory.   
      
   Millions believe in Christ as the Redeemer, as an historical and   
   spiritual fact/person/Deity.   
      
   Rowling may have seen Harry Potter as a true parallel to Christ, death   
   and resurrection et al. If that was ever the case, that concept had to   
   die when the series went from a nice idea to the Potter series we   
   know.   
      
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