Evo psychs have hypothesised that literature is a way humans explore safely what they should do in various situations pragmatically &morally
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And it doesn't require agreeing with what the author seems to think.
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From a moral perspective, we can take literature out of its own context & re-evaluate it through ours. Me, on Othello:pic.twitter.com/Q4vPsRwaqV
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I don't disagree, her work is not that interesting though, other authors have more interesting characters and storyline.
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Clearly, you are in a minority there! And this is the thing with art. It is utterly subjective.
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Yes I am in a minority, most non Potter head are. Still I find that it doesn't make a good modern politic commentary.
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It's too manichean and it's not what it aims to be. It's a book for children, not a thought expriment on governance and magic.
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Well, yes. It's just that its magical realism which inspires ethical reflection on characters and actions.
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Sure, and I have no problem with that, but those kind of pieces are laughable. https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/06/harry-potter-and-the-millennial-mind/ …
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Probably. People always go too far.
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