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Thank you for an interesting essay!
When I read the first few books, it seemed obvious to me that JKR was talking about the class system, especially since my English friends assured me that class prejudice was still alive and well (and a lot of causing psychological damage to people) in Britain. When I saw people on some sites arguing that JKR actually meant racism, I thought they were way off base. I didn’t really believe it until DH, when she became blatant with the allusions to Nazis, WWII, etc.
So obviously JKR meant racism, but it was so poorly done that I'd missed her point entirely. I still wonder if she started off with class prejudice in mind, and then switched to racism toward the end because she thought it would be more profound.
When I read the first few books, it seemed obvious to me that JKR was talking about the class system, especially since my English friends assured me that class prejudice was still alive and well (and a lot of causing psychological damage to people) in Britain. When I saw people on some sites arguing that JKR actually meant racism, I thought they were way off base. I didn’t really believe it until DH, when she became blatant with the allusions to Nazis, WWII, etc.
So obviously JKR meant racism, but it was so poorly done that I'd missed her point entirely. I still wonder if she started off with class prejudice in mind, and then switched to racism toward the end because she thought it would be more profound.