I must admit that I really, really don't like discussing Harry's abuse. To me it's clear that Jo's idea of what is considered abuse is old fashioned and she has no idea how abuse influences abuse victims. Cartoonish abuse like in this chapter, could have been easily excused in first 3 books as a trope, but by the time when more "serious" books roll in we still have Vernon trying to choke Harry in Simpsons-esque fashion. Even when we encounter physical abuse in the books it's either for laughs or quickly dismissed. Emotional abuse? Author doesn't want her characters to develop, so it has minimal impact on them.
I wish that d) would be correct answer, but considering that Harry spend the last few weeks tormenting her traumatised son, I don't think that Petunia would do something like that :(
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Date: 2018-08-18 11:44 pm (UTC)To me it's clear that Jo's idea of what is considered abuse is old fashioned and she has no idea how abuse influences abuse victims.
Cartoonish abuse like in this chapter, could have been easily excused in first 3 books as a trope, but by the time when more "serious" books roll in we still have Vernon trying to choke Harry in Simpsons-esque fashion.
Even when we encounter physical abuse in the books it's either for laughs or quickly dismissed.
Emotional abuse? Author doesn't want her characters to develop, so it has minimal impact on them.
I wish that d) would be correct answer, but considering that Harry spend the last few weeks tormenting her traumatised son, I don't think that Petunia would do something like that :(