Yesterday, I sat down with Ari Armstrong to discuss the Harry Potter novels, given that the final movie will be released this week. As you might already know, Ari is the author of the excellent (and recently expanded) book Values of Harry Potter.
Here are the questions that we discussed:
- How good can we expect the final movie to be, given the franchise’s history?
- Why do so many people love Harry Potter?
- What are the basic values promoted by the novels?
- Are the Potter books religious?
- What are the psychological themes of the Potter books?
- What are the political themes?
Then, on a more personal note:
- What character do you most identify with? Why?
- What characters do you most admire? Why?
- What scene from the books most captures your imagination? Why?
- What do you say to someone reluctant to read the books?
Beware: The interview contains some major spoilers, so don’t listen to it unless you’ve read all the books.
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