November 19, 2010

Deathly Hallows and Ron’s insecurity on ABC News

Jealousy is an emotion Ron knows well. “For years, Ron has been chronically jealous of Harry. who’s famous, rich and glamorous, with all the girls crazy about him,” said [Gregory] Bassham. “We’ve seen, over several books, that Ron lacks confidence. And he’s always suspected that Harry has this thing for Hermione.”

“There’s also the issue of inferiority,” said Anne Collins Smith, a professor of philosophy and classical studies at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. “Ron is the middle child, overshadowed by his older brothers, and by Harry, who’s The Boy Who Lived.”

Smith, whose essays in “The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy” explore feminism and the power of love, also said Ron may feel that Hermione sees Harry as more attractive.

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