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Harry Potter the brave, resourceful wizard, who through his sheer cunning and nerve defeats evil... that's the popular myth. But one author suggests that Harry is "no braver than his best friend, Ron Weasley, just richer and better-connected...", that "Hermione Granger, is smarter and a better student..." and that Harry's fame is merely based on his pampered jock status emanating from Quidditch.
Harry is, according to the author, "a trust-fund kid whose success at his school, Hogwarts, is largely attributable to the gifts his friends and relatives lavish upon him..."
Is Harry Potter's fame based on illusory values? Read the full article here.
Posted by gary at December 16, 2005 10:48 AM
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