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July 15, 2005
WSJ imitating the Opinionated Bastard
n the fifth book, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” something interesting happened. The author, J.K. Rowling, abandoned the mystery genre and gave her readers something more challenging: a historical allegory. Through sleight-of-hand, Ms. Rowling took a children’s book and transformed it into a parable about 1930s England. We’ve heard a lot recently about London and the Blitz. Ms. Rowling’s unfolding saga may illuminate that dark historical moment, not only the ordeals that led up to it but also—who knows?—the triumphs that followed.
The parallels between this volume and Britain’s prewar dithering are so great that the book is perhaps best read as a light companion to “Alone,” the second volume of William Manchester’s biography of Winston Churchill.
Sounds pretty similar to my posting: Harry Potter and the Butcher of Baghdad. Jonathan Last is using Chamberlain and WWII instead of the WOT, but I think we both noticed the same thing.
Posted by the at July 15, 2005 9:04 AM
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