Ajhalluk is correct in describing these books as mysteries rather than fantasies. PoA might as well have been called Nancy Drew and the Shrieking Shack! The plots are structured as mysteries. The manner in which JKR withholds vital clues from us is straight out of "How To Write a Mystery," by Who Dunnit.
I wouldn't mind the comparison of Death Eaters to Nazis if JKR fleshed out their motivation more clearly. Nazis were horrifying, but they weren't (all) whip-cracking, moustache-twirling cartoon villains. There was a lot more to the Nazi party than just elitist racial purity. Numerous economic, social, historical, and cultural forces were at play. Right now, aside from the racial purity angle, I'm not sure why anyone would become a DE. What do they get out of it, aside from their creepy tattoo?
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Date: 2004-11-09 02:39 pm (UTC)I wouldn't mind the comparison of Death Eaters to Nazis if JKR fleshed out their motivation more clearly. Nazis were horrifying, but they weren't (all) whip-cracking, moustache-twirling cartoon villains. There was a lot more to the Nazi party than just elitist racial purity. Numerous economic, social, historical, and cultural forces were at play. Right now, aside from the racial purity angle, I'm not sure why anyone would become a DE. What do they get out of it, aside from their creepy tattoo?