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August 8th, 2008 — , Deathly Hallows, Good vs. Evil, Harry Potter Tragedy, Hogwarts School of Literature, Severus Snape, Snape and Voldemort, Voldemort, Voldemort Greek Drama, Voldemort character study from Dave the Longwinded @ The Hog's Head
by Dave
Part I of this series: Why Joker Succeeds and Voldemort Fails
“Behind the scenes” is a trope of long standing tradition in many forms of literature. In a recent essay on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Terry W. Thompson argues that the violent deaths occur off the page as a direct result of Shelley’s love of classical [...]
Continue reading → Voldemort is a Failed Character (Part II)
February 18th, 2008 — , Albus Dumbledore, Good vs. Evil, Harry, Harry Potter, Hogwarts School of Literature, Severus Snape, Watchmen, comic books from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head: A Pub for Potter
by Dave
A standard literary trope is to set characters against each other, playing one’s personna in relationship to another. Typically, we find the “arch”-nemesis, especially in adventure or heroic stories. The main character is opposed by a primary antagonist, and the juxtaposition of these characters reveals something about one or both to the [...]
Continue reading → The Snaped Crusader (#2): The Rise and Fall of Harry’s Nemesis
November 8th, 2007 — Good vs. Evil, Gryffindor Common Room, Voldemort from Dave the Longwinded @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast - A Harry Potter Blog!
by Dave
Travis’s earlier post concerning what we’ve been reading made me think about some purely hypothetical questions. My philosophy major side is creeping out a bit here. I’m not sure of the greater merit of such a question, but I started wondering how an archvillain like Voldemort might find his end in some [...]
September 18th, 2007 — Fate and Choice, Good vs. Evil, Harry, Hogwarts School of Literature, Severus Snape, Voldemort, death from Dave the Longwinded @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
by Dave]
The heart of the classical Hero type drives towards some sacrifice — either in a quest for glory sometimes doomed from the start, or on the behalf of something judged “the greater good”. Classical epic heroes struggle against their humanity, often goaded by the self realization of their partial divinity. They hope [...]
August 9th, 2007 — Good vs. Evil, Gryffindor Common Room from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
At Prophecy 2007, I argued that Rowling’s presentation of the growing arm of influence of the Ministry of Magic can be paralleled to Foucault’s concept of modern society as a Pantopticon. The Panopticon was Jeremy Bentham’s idea for a circular prison in which only one security guard could maintain surveillance over every prisoner at [...]
Related StoresJuly 26th, 2007 — Deathly Hallows, Good vs. Evil from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
Spoiler Alert!
Harry took down Voldemort. A massive defeat against the Dark Lord was won. But what of the other issues raised by Rowling throughout the series? What of the social evils she addressed? Some will be disturbed that house-elves are still enslaved at the end of Book 7. What of [...]
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July 24th, 2007 — Deathly Hallows, Good vs. Evil from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
Spoiler Alert!
The most disturbing part of Deathly Hallows is the use of Unforgivable Curses by the Good Guys. This seemed incredibly inconsistent with previous books for several reasons.
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