In a better novel, we might have explored why Ron's family meets all the technical requirements as a "pure-blood" but still eats shit in the Wizarding World for being poor.
This is one of the more annoying aspects of the series. You can kinda see the edges of a good story - a society decaying due to disparities in wealth and privilege, a liberal democracy crumbling under the weight of its own sclerotic bureaucracy, young people faced with the pitfalls created by a prior generation, the power of propaganda in society, the relative value of education as part of both personal and social development, the presumed versus practical roles of police in society, the true nature of power, the value of human life, etc, etc, etc - but as soon as the series gets seriously monetized, the wheels come off the wagon and you're left with some some hackneyed Hero's Journey bullshit.
I'd love to live in a world where JK Rowling finished the whole series living as a single mother and part-time secretary, never knowing she'd become a billionaire by the release of the last novel. I genuinely believe we'd be looking at a very different set of novels by the end.
it's so not being racist, rather than like you know, anti-racism, is a radical position and deserves kudos from the audience. joking wants a pat on the back for not supporting eugenics.
I went to look this up, encountered a description of Ron as a "pure-blood" and then I stopped reading because I remembered how much I hate this
In a better novel, we might have explored why Ron's family meets all the technical requirements as a "pure-blood" but still eats shit in the Wizarding World for being poor.
This is one of the more annoying aspects of the series. You can kinda see the edges of a good story - a society decaying due to disparities in wealth and privilege, a liberal democracy crumbling under the weight of its own sclerotic bureaucracy, young people faced with the pitfalls created by a prior generation, the power of propaganda in society, the relative value of education as part of both personal and social development, the presumed versus practical roles of police in society, the true nature of power, the value of human life, etc, etc, etc - but as soon as the series gets seriously monetized, the wheels come off the wagon and you're left with some some hackneyed Hero's Journey bullshit.
I'd love to live in a world where JK Rowling finished the whole series living as a single mother and part-time secretary, never knowing she'd become a billionaire by the release of the last novel. I genuinely believe we'd be looking at a very different set of novels by the end.
If nothing else, the final four books wouldn't be so bloated, since she would still be subject to editors while writing them
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I don't get why Ron's family were made 'purebloods' since it contradicts how all the pureblood families look down on them. Dad has a government job.
it's so not being racist, rather than like you know, anti-racism, is a radical position and deserves kudos from the audience. joking wants a pat on the back for not supporting eugenics.
Because they are Irish Heritage
I think they are pure bloods, only that the Malfoys hate them primarily for not being anti-mudblood and anti-muggle like them.