From the essay: Almost everywhere we find the effort, marked by varying degrees of intensity and by the use of various coercive measures, to rid ourselves as quickly as possible of the child within us—i.e., the weak, helpless, dependent creature—in order to become an independent, competent adult deserving of respect
Maybe it's just me, but that reminded me strongly of Snape. Snape's transition from the Worst Memory chapter to his adult self fits into that mold. Snape is actually a better parallel to Card's main character IMO. Interestingly, that makes me happier with the HP series, because I'm guessing JKR doesn't share the same ideas as Card for her intended moral themes...
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Date: 2006-11-30 02:03 pm (UTC)Almost everywhere we find the effort, marked by varying degrees of intensity and by the use of various coercive measures, to rid ourselves as quickly as possible of the child within us—i.e., the weak, helpless, dependent creature—in order to become an independent, competent adult deserving of respect
Maybe it's just me, but that reminded me strongly of Snape. Snape's transition from the Worst Memory chapter to his adult self fits into that mold. Snape is actually a better parallel to Card's main character IMO. Interestingly, that makes me happier with the HP series, because I'm guessing JKR doesn't share the same ideas as Card for her intended moral themes...