LOTR vs Harry Potter - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

*Varda* · 07-12-2002, 03:38 AM

Can we PLEASE drop this subject already? There have already been several threads on the topic and basically it's just getting boring. The 'similarities' above have all been covered by Brinniel on why they mean nothing so I won't go into that, but can I just say All authors have influences Perhaps Tolkien influenced JK Rowling, but to say she plagiarized his works is rubbish. They're even for different age groups! The style of the writing is completely different! The plot is different! Most stories are similar in some ways - I'm know Tolkien was influenced by many things and if you keep going far enough back he too could be called a plagiarist on the basic things you're accusing JK Rowling of doing. So let the poor woman write in peace!~*Varda Elentari*~

07-12-2002, 03:38 AM	#1
Varda Maiden of Tears Join Date: May 2002 Location: Valinor. Posts: 571	Can we PLEASE drop this subject already? There have already been several threads on the topic and basically it's just getting boring. <P>The 'similarities' above have all been covered by Brinniel on why they mean nothing so I won't go into that, but can I just say <B>All authors have influences</B> Perhaps Tolkien influenced JK Rowling, but to say she plagiarized his works is rubbish. They're even for different age groups! The style of the writing is completely different! The plot is different! <P>Most stories are similar in some ways - I'm know Tolkien was influenced by many things and if you keep going far enough back he too could be called a plagiarist on the basic things you're accusing JK Rowling of doing. So let the poor woman write in peace!<P>~Varda Elentari~ __________________ 'It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them' ~Frodo "Life is hard. After all, it kills you." - Katharine Hepburn