Comments on: Humph http://www.jennmanleylee.com/journal/2003/06/21/humph Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amy S. http://www.jennmanleylee.com/journal/2003/06/21/humph/comment-page-1#comment-150 Amy S. Thu, 26 Jun 2003 05:54:16 +0000 http://www.jennmanleylee.com/wordpress/2003/06/21/humph#comment-150 I read two entire pages from the first book today. I was waiting in line at a used bookstore. It was a little disturbing seeing the first book right next to the fourth one;the size difference and all. Oh, well. At least now I can say that I've read *some* Rowling. I just won't bother to cop to how little. :D I read two entire pages from the first book today. I was waiting in line at a used bookstore. It was a little disturbing seeing the first book right next to the fourth one;the size difference and all. Oh, well. At least now I can say that I’ve read *some* Rowling. I just won’t bother to cop to how little. :D

]]> By: Katrin http://www.jennmanleylee.com/journal/2003/06/21/humph/comment-page-1#comment-149 Katrin Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:49:26 +0000 http://www.jennmanleylee.com/wordpress/2003/06/21/humph#comment-149 Very interesting take on the Oak/Holly King thing. My guess as for who dies would make sense in that light. Of course, an argument could be made for a different character fitting the role too. I'll have to wait until my husband's done reading the book for my turn. I wonder, though, if Rowling is concerned with such symbolism at all. She's repeatedly gone on record as being uninterested in Pagan lore; she's simply writing a fantasy story. Then again, in Britain, those traditions may be much less esoteric and more commonplace than they seem to us Americans. Very interesting take on the Oak/Holly King thing. My guess as for who dies would make sense in that light. Of course, an argument could be made for a different character fitting the role too. I’ll have to wait until my husband’s done reading the book for my turn.

I wonder, though, if Rowling is concerned with such symbolism at all. She’s repeatedly gone on record as being uninterested in Pagan lore; she’s simply writing a fantasy story. Then again, in Britain, those traditions may be much less esoteric and more commonplace than they seem to us Americans.

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