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diff --git a/faith/breakfast_in_new_york_02.rst b/faith/breakfast_in_new_york_02.rst index f69debd..5f542e4 100644 --- a/faith/breakfast_in_new_york_02.rst +++ b/faith/breakfast_in_new_york_02.rst @@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ are just too perfect, they don’t have any flaws, and they don’t need any development. And what’s true about any literature generally, is even more true -about a story that at least tries to be inspired by Catholicism. -Especially Catholic (or any Christian) literature should -acknowledge that “There is no one righteous, not even one, there -is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God. All -have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is -no one who shows kindness, not even one.” (Romans 3:10-12) +about a story that at least tries to be inspired by Catholicism +as this story. Especially Catholic (or any Christian) literature +should acknowledge that “There is no one righteous, not even one, +there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God. +All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there +is no one who shows kindness, not even one.” (Romans 3:10-12) Meaning, that all-perfect people, who don’t make mistakes (or who don’t sin, to keep the lingo), are just dream-like creatures not capable of real life. And the question is, how come these good people, how come we, sometimes do really stupid things? Why would a good Catholic girl sleep with a boy on a one-night stand while -leaving to the other end of the world (and she thinks +leaving to the other end of the world (and she thinks leaving permanently)? Why would he? What would they do afterwards, when the baby happens? @@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ want to have a good Catholic writer) is exactly the place where graphomania ends and literature may begin. “It was magic who did it!” is just a valiant attempt to avoid making good literature. -Another point, if the author wants to have their pair have -a Quiverfull marriage, it is dishonest to hide their courageous -decision behind the magic. They should have many children, -because they are good Catholics, because they love to have a lot -of children, or because they were too ashamed to learn proper +Another point, if the author wants to have their pair have [the +Quiverfull marriage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiverfull), +it is dishonest to hide their courageous decision behind the +magic. They should have many children, because they are good +Catholics (in their opinion), because they love to have a lot of +children, or because they were too ashamed to learn proper anti-conception techniques, but not just because magic forces them to it. @@ -101,15 +102,15 @@ we stop pretending that all good guys are completely perfect, we can see that most of them have some obvious flaws. So, for example, the explanation of many problems in Hermione’s actions could be explained by her parents. If Hermione was a daughter of -two perfectionist overachievers, working hard was her only -reaction to her guilt. So, when she lies to her parents about her -second year, she drives herself to a breakdown in her third one. -And when she is overcome by stress, loneliness, guilt (she did -effectively enslave her parents, she, a founder of S.P.E.W.!), -unfulfilled desire, and perhaps a bit of wine (of course, -Catholics must drink wine, not Scotch!) and she sleeps with -Harry, from all that stress. And when she finds later she is -pregnant out of wedlock, she does the same: being the +two perfectionist overachievers, working hard as small business +owners do, was her only reaction to her guilt. So, when she lies +to her parents about her second year, she drives herself to +a breakdown in her third one. And when she is overcome by stress, +loneliness, guilt (she did effectively enslave her parents, she, +a founder of S.P.E.W.!), unfulfilled desire, and perhaps a bit of +wine (of course, Catholics must drink wine, not Scotch!) and she +sleeps with Harry, from all that stress. And when she finds later +she is pregnant out of wedlock, she does the same: being the overachiever, perfect student, perfect single mother (and by God’s grace, she actually is). Fortunately, she is Hermione Granger, so she has the brain to back up this drive, and she |