Harry Potter and the Left Behind series . . . more alike than you think

[OneBlueSky]

well here's an interesting comparison . . . who'da thunk it? . . .

No Wizard Left Behind:
Harry Potter and Left Behind are more alike than you might think.
By Steven Waldman
slate.msn.com
Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at 8:45 AM PT

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The series seem to live in parallel universes, as different as books could be. But as we absorb their latest milestones (the upcoming release of the third Potter movie, the recent release of the climactic Left Behind volume), I have bad news for both camps: The two have a lot in common.

Most obviously, in both cases, we see not a fight between individual good guys and bad guys, but a Manichean struggle between good and evil. That's the case in Left Behind from early in the first book. Harry Potter starts out as a more limited skirmish between Harry and the evil sorcerer Voldemort. But by the fifth book, the number of combatants has increased, with the entire wizard cadre the Order of the Phoenix battling a vast conspiracy of Voldemort-worshipers and death-eaters.

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http://slate.msn.com/id/2100637/

[jus_the_facts]

1. Yeah....they're both fiction.....

.....and are complete fantastical folly....it pisses me off to NO end that fundies truly believe that 'left behind' bullshit as 'based on truth' :eyes:

[robbedvoter]

2. Well, one is well written, the other at 5 grade level fit their audiences

And it's Potter that it's supposed to be for kids!

[robbedvoter]

3. Also, Potter fans of all ages know it's "make believe"

The others, well....let's just say I love the bumper sticker: