[lbo-talk] Harry Potter, Metritocracy, and Reward

[martin]

I should feel relieved that I'm not responsible for that. It is a book 
for a youth audience. It's written from a child's point of view. (a 
gift of the gods, no doubt)

Meritocracy aside, as an issue of subversion, the story lays down an 
ethical construction dealing with power and corruption. It touches 
gently on gender issues. My interest is in watching the development of 
a generation that shares the ethical bias of harry potter readers. The 
popularity seemed to run through that soccer mom class swath that 
sweeps through the developed world. I would assume them to be 
privileged children, and probably entering (or soon to be) first year 
of college.

martin

On Aug 22, 2007, at 9:09 PM, Robert Wrubel wrote:


> Carrol and Andie make me think I'd better try my firstHarry Potter.