ENGL108P Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Apotheosis, Quetzalcoatl, Antithesis
10 Dec 2018
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Antithesis: person or thing that is the opposite of a person or other thing. Harry taken to king cross, has to decide whether to go on or come back and finish off the final battle. Novels take on the idea of mythology. Vishnu (hinduism) - krishna is the reincarnation of vishnu. Death is not the end, but rather an opening (opening into a choice in hp) Pulls into arch of allegory - that evil persists. Fortune wheel - what goes around comes around. He walks through the garden of gethsemane asking god to remove the burden looking for solace - a way out of the future that waits for him. He does not know the power of truth and love. Dumbledore insists love is the only weapon we have. Optimism is the belief that things will get better - c. west. Hope is not an idea but a thing we do when we contend actively with injustice.
