People are constantly attempting to interpret the underlying or sometimes subconscious meaning behind an authors writing. To me, this is similar to dream interpretation. What is symbolic to one may just be a simple location or inanimate object to another. Without knowing or speaking to the author, it is not 100% possible to know why he/she wrote specific things or if there is even a “hidden” meaning. Amy Tan read an analysis of her book and it had been interpreted as a way to translate her growing up as a 1st generation Chinese American and how all of these things must have been meant to show her feelings of blah, blah, blah. She is quoted as saying how she was so surprised to find out she had accidentally written about this. What is read will always be different to every individual because no two experience a single activity in the exact same manner.
The expectation of Harry to become a truly spectacular wizard arises at the start of the first novel. As the books progress, Harry can kind of be a ninny. He is not exactly brilliant and he seems to get by on sheer dumb luck. With out his friends or “fate”, Harry would have died in the Chamber of Secrets assuming he would not have died by the hands of the troll on Halloween. This theme exists through all of the books. He only survives in the Goblet of Fire because of a glitch in the wands. This fails to fill the need to a powerful hero.
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