Does JKR use DEM? |
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:01 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:04 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:17 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:17 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:20 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:24 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:20 pm
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:47 am
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:36 pm
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I disagree. While they may be percieved as quick fixes, all of the things you listed are important plot points that she inserts into the book that come in handy later. All are fully explained. Fawkes doesn't magically show up - he is summoned by Harry's loyalty to Dumbledore.Harry doesn't just mystically recieve Felix Felicius or whatever it is: he wins it by being the best in his potions class, something he accomplished because he had the Half-Blood Prince's potions book. The Order of the Phoenix showed up because they knew that things were going crazy at the Ministry - you don't head the Voldemort-defence movement by being uninformed. Hermione's time-turner was a little bit iffy, but she had it the whole book, she didn't just get one when it was needed. Deus ex machina in this instance would be Dumbledore just giving her one. Harry surviving Voldermort's curse is something that has been explained over and over again at the end of every book, and I think we are yet to find out everything about it. Priori Incantatem was the closest to "the God machine" as we'll get, but it was a very good plot device.
Now if we want to look into actual Deus Ex Machina, I would say Harry's acceptance of Siruis' story would be it. He spends the entire book hating him for selling out his parents to Voldemort, then suddenly they're best friends? Granted, there was some evidence to support the story, but I know I personally wouldn't have been talking about living with Sirius five minutes later.
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:04 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:35 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:50 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:07 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:37 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:17 pm
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