Harry Potter is part of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle

[jack]

Harry Potter is part of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle

* The philosopher's stone is a plot object in each, yet not presented as important as you'd think, by some sophistical hand-waving

* Both have plots fairly narritively satisfying to the extent you tend to not notice that logic is being torn assunder.

* Enoch Root adopted the guise of Nicholas Flamel, and later that of his "partner" Dumbledor. And once discovering alchemy/magic could be made to work practically and becoming headmaster and informal soul of it, continuing to meddle with everything both high and low, ignoring mundane conventions like laws in favour of assuring evil is defeated and knowledge is preserved.

* Harry is a Shaftoe, Hermione a Waterhouse. There's even a assonancey similarity.

Comments

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

I reckon there are no Jesuses in Winnie the Pooh.

Apart from the one character that:

* Dispenses wisdom and justice to the others
* Is consdiered the arbiter of morality and knowledge
* Departs for higher things at the end, but promises to return
* Has "Christ" in his name

:)

[minipoppy.livejournal.com]

I did consider him, but I think given his innate difference to the other creatures, and the way he just appears and fixes things he is much more like their God than their Jesus. CR has never been tempted and his departure was not for the good of little peoples. Yeah, I think he is God. It makes sense - if he was omnipresent, that would explain how he always manages to turn up at just the right moment.

You know Tigger just appears, and is persecuted by Rabbit (or should I say Pontious Pilate?) Though I don't think that I can carry that any further...

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Yes, God=CR was my first thought, but surely his *father* should take that role.

The no-crucifiction thing is indeed the biggest problem :)

[minipoppy.livejournal.com]

> surely his *father* should take that role

It's turtles all the way down!

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

It could be worse. A (christian) friend once described God's behaviour as "dom" and then someone brought up the crucifiction...