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The Love Connection, Reading Group discussion: love as a theme in Harry Potter |
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 Feb 12 2008, 11:00 AM
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The Love Connection: A reading group style discussion about love as a theme in Harry Potter  FanArt courtesy of the talented makani What is it about LOVE that ties together each of the seven Harry Potter books so nicely? It's not just the love of a parent for a child -- there's the love between friends, romantic love, obsessive love and even a little bit of love lost.  We know that love is important. Sure, Dumbledore tells us so. But it becomes apparent even without his having said it. Lily loved Harry enough to stand in front of him and take the shot from Voldemort's wand. Harry loves Ginny enough to walk away from her, so that she is not endangered in his quest to defeat Voldemort. Ron loves Hermione enough to find a way to come back, even after leaving in disgrace. Harry loves Lupin enough to tell him the truth to his face. Fleur loves Bill enough not to care about his scarred face. Molly loves her children enough to take on the sickest Death Eater single-handed. I could keep going, but I think you get the idea! Here are a few points to ponder to help us study love as a theme in Harry Potter. But please feel free to raise points or questions of your own -- we're an equal opportunity discussion here! How does love factor into the downfall of Voldemort? Is love really the power that Harry has and the Dark Lord lacks? Looking beyond Harry, does love impact any of the other characters enough to help defeat Voldemort? Why is Harry still capable of love after all he's been through? Compare and contrast the love between Molly and Arthur and the love between Petunia and Vernon. What is the difference between the way Molly loves her family, and Petunia loves hers? We talked about the different types of love -- love between friends, a mother's love, romantic love, obsessive love -- which type of love do you think is the most important to the outcome of the series, and why? --------------------  |
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becky920 The Love Connection Feb 12 2008, 11:00 AM
fw00per I find it very interesting to compare Harry's ... Feb 16 2008, 10:19 AM DorisTLC QUOTEHow does love factor into the downfall of Vol... Feb 16 2008, 10:34 AM leakylurker fwooper I think that part of the reason why Merope... Feb 16 2008, 10:48 AM cloudpic Why is Harry still capable of love after all he... Feb 16 2008, 11:53 AM fidelia QUOTE(becky920 @ Feb 12 2008, 11:00 AM) W... Feb 16 2008, 01:16 PM Oxymoronic QUOTEWe talked about the different types of love ... Feb 16 2008, 01:56 PM
Mary Wanguard QUOTE(cloudpic @ Feb 16 2008, 11:53 AM) T... Feb 16 2008, 02:50 PM ·
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