• TheDoozer@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Yeah, I always have a tough time telling if Kreacher was an Uncle Ruckus or if Dobby was a traitor and deviant to his people.

    Like, we think of it as Dobby (or any House Elf) being released from slavery, but I wonder if it is more like being a Ronin.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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      4 days ago

      It’s supposed to be a commentary on internalized racism and cultural inertia but, because Rowling is a bit of a goof, she made it sound like racial essentialism instead.

      Hermione and Dobby are not the weirdos, society is.