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Underlying Themes and Dual Interpretation Part III, Different Points of View on interpretations of the HP books
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post May 17 2008, 01:27 PM
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Part II of the previous thread found here.

Let us continue the discussion of the different interpretations of the books.

What themes are prelavant in the series and how did Jo handle them?


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- Shard   Underlying Themes and Dual Interpretation Part III   May 17 2008, 01:27 PM
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- - lirene   QUOTE(Maime the Hunter @ May 21 2008, 07...   May 21 2008, 06:48 PM
- - Maime the Hunter   QUOTETom did not suffer from anti-social personali...   May 22 2008, 11:11 AM
- - lirene   Maime, I am all too familar with the definitions y...   May 22 2008, 11:29 AM
- - Maime the Hunter   . QUOTEBut I disagree with your sentiments that in...   May 22 2008, 12:53 PM
- - Maime the Hunter   QUOTEThis is exactly why I say that Tom doesn...   May 22 2008, 02:18 PM
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- - Maime the Hunter   QUOTEunless I'm very much mistaken, they don...   May 22 2008, 08:23 PM
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- - lirene   QUOTE(Maime the Hunter @ May 22 2008, 01...   May 22 2008, 11:05 PM
- - Shard   You know I think I agree with lirene because to me...   May 23 2008, 06:49 AM
- - Maime the Hunter   I should be clear, what I disagree with Lirene abo...   May 23 2008, 09:21 AM
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- - Maime the Hunter   QUOTEYes, he takes advantage of the admiration and...   May 23 2008, 01:46 PM
|- - harrypottergeek2   QUOTE(Maime the Hunter @ May 23 2008, 02...   May 23 2008, 03:43 PM
- - cobhome   QUOTEcan you really say that that person understan...   May 23 2008, 11:40 PM
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- - Maime the Hunter   QUOTEThis is exactly why I'm saying that ...   May 27 2008, 11:05 AM
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- - cobhome   QUOTEYes, but notice that "understands" ...   May 27 2008, 03:26 PM
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- - cobhome   QUOTEWhat Tom doesn't experience is deeper emo...   May 27 2008, 10:29 PM
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- - Maime the Hunter   Edited as I reacted "emotionally". Edit...   May 28 2008, 06:47 PM
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