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That J.K. Rowlings writes wonderfully and that her movies were enjoyable good fun;
That J.K. Rowlings has a wonderful imagination;
That movie goer geeks love to dress up for a good movie;
That there will always be evil in the world to stand up against;
That sometimes evil wins but sometimes it can be defeated;
That childhood is a traumatic event for children;
That childhood responds enthusiastically to respect and love, challenge and wrong;
That childhood requires the closeness of friends in order to get through it;
That our darkest days and our most light-filled moments can be found in childhood;
That there are cowards in life, and those with weak wills, who can easily be influenced by fear and uncertainty;
That those seeking world power and domination get killed;
That those lusting for world power and domination are ruthless and always want more;
That those who hate and do bad things harm not only themselves but everyone around them;
That the concept of justice is an untiring theme in the world in which we live in;
That might does not make right;
That survival is the most right thing that can be imagined in times of evil;
That Harry Potter has two very good friends;
That Harry Potter was both severely misunderstood and doubted, but never doubted himself;
That Harry Potter later proved to be a tremendous inspiration to many;
That an eighth book by J.K. Rowlings was mercifully never written because its too hard to wait for it to be published;
That all sagas begin with good, a struggle with evil, and have a big war in the end;
That Disney has played this plot line for 75 years from cartoons to movies and has made a lot of money from it;
That light and darkness, truth and lies, pure hearts and evil spirits are always a constant;
But, personally, I liked J.R.R. Tolkien's Hobbit & the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) series infinitely better (my excuse? It was read earlier in my youth and I loved the legends and complexities!);
And, that I personally like the ending of the Hobbit and the LOTR infinitely better (though J.K. Rowling's series conclusion was quite acceptable);
And finally, that J.R.R. Tolkien's sagas, like J.K. Rowlings series, were both influenced by Christian themes and large world events (sic, WW2 and world-wide terrorism respectively).
But, personally, I liked J.R.R. Tolkien's Hobbit & the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) series infinitely better (my excuse? It was read earlier in my youth and I loved the legends and complexities!);
And, that I personally like the ending of the Hobbit and the LOTR infinitely better (though J.K. Rowling's series conclusion was quite acceptable);
And finally, that J.R.R. Tolkien's sagas, like J.K. Rowlings series, were both influenced by Christian themes and large world events (sic, WW2 and world-wide terrorism respectively).
(Oh, and great fictional saga authors use multiple initials in their names, and that their first names always begin with the letter "J" ! ).
- skinhead
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J K Rowling: 'Christianity inspired Harry Potter'
by Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent
posted 20 Oct 2007
The pope may have condemned the Harry Potter books, but J K Rowling has now revealed that Christianity has been one of her major inspirations.
The pope may have condemned the Harry Potter books, but J K Rowling has now revealed that Christianity has been one of her major inspirations.
Breaking her silence on the much-debated question as to whether religious themes permeate her books, Rowling confirmed that they echoed her personal struggle with faith.
Speaking in America this week, she was open about the Christian allegories in her latest book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The author said that she had always deflected questions on the issue in the past to avoid disclosing the direction in which the books were heading.
"To me, the religious parallels have always been obvious," Rowling said. "But I never wanted to talk too openly about it because I thought it might show people who just wanted the story where we were going."
At the end of her latest and final installment in the series, there are specific references to Christianity and themes of life after death and resurrection.
At one point Harry visits his parents' graves and finds two biblical passages inscribed on their tombstones.
"They are very British books, so on a very practical note, Harry was going to find biblical quotations on tombstones," she said.
"But I think those two particular quotations he finds on the tombstones ...they sum up, they almost epitomise, the whole series." (for more see - http://relevancy22.blogspot.com/2011/07/christian-imagery-in-harry-potter-and.html)
However the author, who was brought up an Anglican and is now a member of the Church of Scotland, said she still wrestled with the concept of an afterlife.
"The truth is that, like Graham Greene, my faith is sometimes that my faith will return. It's something I struggle with a lot.
"On any given moment if you asked me if I believe in life after death, I think if you polled me regularly through the week, I think I would come down on the side of yes - that I do believe in life after death.
"But it's something I wrestle with a lot. It preoccupies me a lot, and I think that's very obvious within the books."
Christians have been divided about the books, with some claiming that their popularity should be exploited to spread the Christian message.
Others, however, have demonised them for what they claim to be occult content, and Pope Benedict XVI described them as "subtle seductions" capable of corrupting young Christians.
Speaking in America this week, she was open about the Christian allegories in her latest book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The author said that she had always deflected questions on the issue in the past to avoid disclosing the direction in which the books were heading.
"To me, the religious parallels have always been obvious," Rowling said. "But I never wanted to talk too openly about it because I thought it might show people who just wanted the story where we were going."
At the end of her latest and final installment in the series, there are specific references to Christianity and themes of life after death and resurrection.
At one point Harry visits his parents' graves and finds two biblical passages inscribed on their tombstones.
"They are very British books, so on a very practical note, Harry was going to find biblical quotations on tombstones," she said.
"But I think those two particular quotations he finds on the tombstones ...they sum up, they almost epitomise, the whole series." (for more see - http://relevancy22.blogspot.com/2011/07/christian-imagery-in-harry-potter-and.html)
However the author, who was brought up an Anglican and is now a member of the Church of Scotland, said she still wrestled with the concept of an afterlife.
"The truth is that, like Graham Greene, my faith is sometimes that my faith will return. It's something I struggle with a lot.
"On any given moment if you asked me if I believe in life after death, I think if you polled me regularly through the week, I think I would come down on the side of yes - that I do believe in life after death.
"But it's something I wrestle with a lot. It preoccupies me a lot, and I think that's very obvious within the books."
Christians have been divided about the books, with some claiming that their popularity should be exploited to spread the Christian message.
Others, however, have demonised them for what they claim to be occult content, and Pope Benedict XVI described them as "subtle seductions" capable of corrupting young Christians.
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