I have mixed feelings about Dr. Seuss. Who was he? We should all know this answer, because for decades he has influenced the mental picture of America’s youth. He introduced us to green eggs and ham, a cat that causes more problems than he resolves, and dogs that drive cars. It’s all very strange for a doctor to have presented these things to us. I think he gave me mental problems; he scarred me emotionally with his strange books.
        
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Millions upon millions of copies of the Harry Potter series have sold worldwide. At this very moment a 12-year-old shepherd boy named Akim is wandering near caves along the Dead Sea with a gnarled olive branch in one hand and a publisher’s advance copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in the other. This leads me to ask: Who is this Harry Potter? And what is a deathly hollow? Are there hollows that are not deathly? But I am even more interested to know about the shepherd boy who may be about to discover some missing scrolls deep down in a cave, hidden away for 2000 years. What will these scrolls tell us? Will they reveal the exact sandal size of Jesus? Will they tell us that God is on hiatus in Brazil until George Bush’s term ends? |
Harry Potter is a cultural rage. A fad if you will, or a phenomenon. Yes, a phenomenon. Who is this young fellow and what does he want? How can he serve us, those with little magical skills, let alone unable to crack an egg without dripping yolk on the counter?