From: Carrie Schadle <CarrieBWC>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 09:36:14 -0700 (PDT)

Okay, this will probably get me in trouble, but...

Is it Rowling's responsibility to supply us with strong female characters? When we read a story with strong women in it, do we complain that there aren't any strong male characters? Sometimes I think we are fogetting that Rowling is just telling a story
 here. I suppose you could argue that she does have some responsibility to her readers because of the huge popularity of the books. But I am worried that we are so busy being the pc police that the pleasure of just reading the books because they are a w onderfully entertaining story. I have to admit, though I like the books fine, I really can't see what all the fuss is about, especially from an adult's perspective.
 For kids, who I fear are nothing more than little consumers, I get it--it's like having to eat at McDonald's, wear Nike shoes and have a Power Puff Girls or Pokemon
(remember him?) backpack. But the devotion to these books by adults, ones who aren't even involved in books for children, is mystifying to me.

Carrie Schadle Beginning with Children School

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