I liked pharnabazus's essay. I'm not sure I buy it completely... that is, it's a marvelous analysis of what's happened so far, but it's more a reader trying to make sense out of what doesn't entirely make sense. I wonder if the next two books will confirm or demolish the theory. I could totally buy that Rowling sees the world this way--not consciously, but deep down in her how-the-world-works thoughts she has everyone acting this way because she sees it as true.
That's the way I see it too. It's not that I would look for this exact system to be revealed in the next book, but I'm fascinated that pharnabazus came up with a structure that holds up against all the events of the book. So even if JKR would never describe it that way, it still helps to consider the characters using it because it seems to reflect the worldview.
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I liked pharnabazus's essay. I'm not sure I buy it completely... that is, it's a marvelous analysis of what's happened so far, but it's more a reader trying to make sense out of what doesn't entirely make sense. I wonder if the next two books will confirm or demolish the theory. I could totally buy that Rowling sees the world this way--not consciously, but deep down in her how-the-world-works thoughts she has everyone acting this way because she sees it as true.
That's the way I see it too. It's not that I would look for this exact system to be revealed in the next book, but I'm fascinated that pharnabazus came up with a structure that holds up against all the events of the book. So even if JKR would never describe it that way, it still helps to consider the characters using it because it seems to reflect the worldview.