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Originally Posted by EatingPie
Of course it's not a Christ Allegory. I never claimed it was, and have made multiple statements opposing that idea.
An allusion is not an allegory. And I even stated quite specifically, in almost the same words as Rowling used herself, that HP is not like Narnia.
I am quite surprised that this needs repeating in almost every post. A reference or allusion does not an allegory make. You can refer to Christ without retelling the Christ story.
That's exactly what Rowling did, again, by her own words.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/157...17/story.jhtml
-Pie |
Curious. In one article, she states:
"I did not set out to convert anyone to Christianity. I wasn't trying to do what CS Lewis (author of the Chronicles of Narnia) did. It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it's perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing and believe in God."
Then in your reference:
"To me [the religious parallels have] always been obvious," she 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."
The first quote suggests she was not doing an allegory (or allusion, if you prefer) then the second one admits there were parallels.
I still feel there wasn't enough in the series to warrent even a deliberate allusion nor support her apparent reluctant claim to it. But then I also feel she never intended for the series to become so dark as it progressed, despite her claims to the contrary. Either that, or she is far more devious than she lets on.