Rumors have been flying that J.K. Rowling was attempting to portray Hitler and Nazi Germany through her Harry Potter books. Frankly, I'm not seeing that. However, I am seeing curious correlations between the characters and current U.S. politicians and public figures. One of my co-workers and I have already started compiling a list. This may very well become a way of portraying to children (and adults for that matter) just how corruption has set into U.S. politics and why it is so difficult to deal with. If you're at all familiar with the books, you know how frustrating it is that Cornelius Fudge will not admit that Voldemort, when in fact some Death Eaters are embedded in the Ministry of Magic. Only Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix are willing to make a stand. In any case, read on, I think you'll see what I'm talking about.
- Dumbledore – Nader
- Crouch Sr. – Colin Powell
- Nagini - Cheney
- Hermione – ACLU
- Draco – Limbaugh
- Umbridge – Ashcroft, Bill Frist
- Fudge – Daschle or Clinton
- Tom Riddle - Bush
- Voldemort – Multinational corps
- Death Eaters – corporate lobbyists
- Lucius Malfoy – Karl Rove
- Snape – McCain, CEO of Interface
- Sirius – Mandela, Peltiere
- Wormtail – Enron (Ken Lay)
- Arthur Weasley – Cynthia McKinney
- Dementors – Riot police
- Order of the Phoenix – Green Party
- Azkaban – Guantanamo
- Defense Against the Dark Arts – Environmentalism
- Harry - ?
- Ron - ?
- Percy - ?
Send any more suggestions or corrections to me via e-mail.
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment