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June 19th, 2009

[mariem_1] Subject: Snape is like Eliza Bennett in a way Time: 12:16 pm

comments: Poke a delusional shipper

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tehrin Subject: Edited because of glaring typo Link: (Link) Time: 2009-06-19 09:28 am (UTC)

Every time I see a Harry Potter/Jane Austen essay, I both kill a kitten with a chainsaw (this is not intended as the usual kill a kitten analogy but as something horrific like Bonzai Kittens, ok, thanks?) and wonder if it is the only exposure these people have ever had to classic literature. It's not like there is a short list of authors to choose from. I mean, bitch please, I have only seen a handful of Harry Potter/Brontë crazy essays out there. I am sure they can come up with just as wacky, off-base comparisons to other works. Where are the Snapemione Lolita essays? Or As You Like It essays? You could pin titles to a wall and pin the tail on a donkey then write a lit comparison essay and it would probably make more sense than 90% of the Austen essays (I am being excessively generous with that random percentage there). In the infamous words of Charlie Brown, "Good Grief!" Sadly, as I have no Charlie Brown icon, Aang from Avatar will have to suffice in carrying my sentiments in visual form.

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tehrin Subject: Re: Edited because of glaring typo Link: (Link) Time: 2009-06-19 09:28 am (UTC)

And then I repost with the wrong icon. AUGH!

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esclaramonde Subject: Re: Edited because of glaring typo Link: (Link) Time: 2009-06-19 01:31 pm (UTC)

I'm pretty sure most of these are based on secondhand descriptions from other HP/Austen essays, and/or one viewing of a movie version.

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sandyclaws68 Subject: Re: Edited because of glaring typo Link: (Link) Time: 2009-06-19 02:02 pm (UTC)

It's not a Charlie Brown icon, but it is Peanuts inspired. And appropriate. :D

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quantumreality Subject: Re: Edited because of glaring typo Link: (Link) Time: 2009-06-19 02:02 pm (UTC)

I'd be willing to bet most of the Mr. Darcy comparisons come because fanfic writers think barbed snark = cool. Never mind that Snape has acted his mental age a few times and cracked some mean jokes, or been unutterably petty. Also, Lolita Snapemione? Given how creepy the guy was in Lolita, I can see why the essay-writers who use literary comparisons want to be selective about what they wanna use. Le sigh.

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lakme Subject: Re: Edited because of glaring typo Link: (Link) Time: 2009-06-20 01:28 am (UTC)

~Lily, light of my life, fire of my loins~

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