"The story of Harry Potter takes place in the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom is one of the countries in the developed world that pays most attention to ethnicity and class. There is still a distinction between the royal family and the common people, which foreshadows the marriage problems of the protagonists."
Feng Zhou talked eloquently.
"The description of the characters' appearance in the Harry Potter novels is actually very limited, but one thing will definitely be mentioned, and that is hair color. The Bert family is black, the Weasley family is red, and the Malfoy family is
She is light blond, while Hermione has long brown hair. This also implies that they are from different nationalities."
"The ethnic composition of Britain is relatively complex. In 54 BC, Emperor Caesar classified the British Island as part of the Roman Empire, and named the indigenous people at that time after Latin and Celtic. This started the history of British civilization. Later,
, the multi-ethnic Germanic people broke up the Roman Empire and divided up the land once controlled by Caesar. The Angles and Saxons came to settle in the British Island and began to conquer the original Celts. The Romans and Germanic people
, Celtic hair colors are black, light blonde, and red.”
"Malfoy started to sneer at Ron when he first saw him, but he didn't dare to say anything to Harry. This was not the aura of the protagonist, but that as a descendant of the conquering Germans, Malfoy naturally looked down on Ron, a descendant of the conquered Celts.
Well, Harry has the same hair color as Julius Caesar. As the noblest Roman ancestry in the history of European civilization, Malfoy certainly dare not say anything. And Hermione, who has brown hair, is the most common civilian hair color in the UK.
"
"Harry is a noble Roman royal, Malfoy and Ron are equal nobles, and Hermione is the most inconspicuous commoner. The intermarriage of the British upper class has never exceeded one class. So Harry, who is of royal blood, can marry
Ginny from the aristocratic Weasley family can marry, and Ron can also marry Hermione from a commoner family. But Harry and Hermione are destined not to be together because the span is too long. Of course, the above is only based on the concept of blood, and for Harry Potter
An analysis of the view on marriage.”
Feng Zhou was talking eloquently on the podium, and the classroom gradually became quiet, while Teacher Zhang's face gradually turned pale.
He is a young man who has studied in the UK for two years and is able to work as a teacher at Nankai University. How could he not understand the British environment?
Once you hear this, you will know that Professor Feng is right.
So naturally, his own doubts are unreasonable!
"Let's go back and ask what major Harry studied. We know that Hogwarts is a magic school, and of course it studies "magic". The question is, what exactly is "magic" in real life?
As we all know, Hogwarts consists of four major colleges, and the college where the Harry trio is located is called "Gryffindor", so what is Gryffindor?"
When he said this, he paused.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing why.
But some people also saw a look of surprise in the eyes of several big-nosed foreigners present.
Feng Zhou glanced at it, taking in all the scenes of living beings, and continued:
"Any British person who pays attention to politics should understand that the four "houses" of Hogwarts are based on the famous "Four Lawyers' Colleges" in the British legal world: Lincoln, Grey, Inner Temple, and Middle Temple.
Yes, Harry Potter studied law.
The "college" here is inn in English. In fact, it is more accurately translated as "guild". These four colleges were established very early, and the latest Gray's Inn was also established in 1569 AD. Therefore, traditionally, this
The four colleges all have a master-apprentice system, just like our Peking Opera "class". Teachers and students live and eat together, study together, and live together. Each student must go through several "dining parties" before he can graduate."
"In fact, the dinner gathering of students at the Law School is part of the teaching of the Law School. Law is not just simple legal provisions, but more importantly, communication between people. That is what Holmes said, "The life of the law is not logic, but experience." This
This kind of dinner is an important way for internal communication in the law school. This kind of dinner is so famous that it has become a part of British popular culture. As soon as the British read this scene, they can guess Harry's major.
"Harry has chosen a lot of courses, and many of them are based on prototypes. For example, it is said that he is cursed and the teacher has to give some unexpected "Defense Against the Dark Arts" classes. What law class does this correspond to?"
"As long as you combine the context and the actual situation in the UK, you will know that this "Defense Against the Dark Arts" course is criminal procedure law, and the so-called magic is "crime"! In other words, the major Harry studied corresponds to
When it comes to reality, it’s jurisprudence.”
"Harry studied law, what does it have to do with his marital status? Because law is not a "major" in the general sense, but a very special major."
"I'll mention a few names, and everyone will have heard of them."
"Karl, the theoretical mentor of the Red Party, Ulyanov, the first national leader of the Northern Empire, and Karl's alumni, the current British Prime Minister Macdonald, and the current Japanese Prime Minister Wakareijiro."
"They all majored in law, and Harry also studied this major, so he is not an ordinary person, he is a member of the ruling class, and his marriage must be carefully chosen. The ruling class has ruling class marriage standards
, because this determines the training direction of the next generation of little Harry."
"I was so verbose before, but I didn't talk about why Hermione can't marry Harry. In fact, it was just a foreshadowing, and the main text begins now. These words can be summarized in two sentences: The Anglo-Saxon British are a group of conquerors, Hogg
Watts was where their heirs learned the art of government.
Because of the above reasons, the entire value orientation of Hogwarts is entirely from the perspective of conquerors and rulers. In other words, the standard for evaluating students at Hogwarts is to see whether you are an excellent conqueror or ruler. Often
It is said that values function like a ruler (value scale). If you use such a ruler to measure it, Hermione will have a lot of problems."
"In the UK, the most basic question is what does it take to be a conqueror? I am afraid that only scholars who have studied in the UK or have studied the UK in depth will give an answer to this question, that is, you need to have strength and have the ability.
Strong physique! Therefore, attaching importance to sports is Western education, and of course it is also an important tradition of British education.
Universities in the United Kingdom and the United States hold countless sports competitions of various types every year, such as the famous Cambridge-Oxford rowing competition, American college baseball, basketball, rugby league, etc. The cost of such competitions is quite staggering, far more expensive than taking classes in the classroom.
, but the school has never hesitated, because whether it has developed physical education is one of the signs of whether a university is a first-class university and whether it is the cradle of cultivating rulers.
And Hermione can answer questions correctly every time in class and ranks first in every exam. Isn't she the best student? According to the British view, no, this is just a sign that she is a sub-optimal student. When British readers see
Every time during a Quidditch match, Harry was fighting hard on the field, while Hermione was just sitting in the audience shouting cheers. She knew in her heart that Hermione was not worthy of Harry because she did not have the ability to be an excellent ruler.
Class physical fitness.”
Feng Zhou spoke calmly on the podium, while Teacher Zhang was completely speechless.
"What he said was concise, clear and clear!"
Teacher Zhang was extremely shocked, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
He had studied in the UK and had in-depth research and study of British culture, so he clearly understood that Feng Zhou's words were very correct.
"The novels of any country are actually rooted in the local culture and influenced by all aspects of the country's politics and economy. Mr. Zhang, you said you studied in the UK and learned British culture, but in fact, you have nothing to do with either Chinese or British culture.
Nothing is known."
After Feng Zhou finished speaking, he ignored the lost teacher Zhang and looked around the classroom: "Who else has any questions?"
No one answered, everyone was shocked by this scene.
Being able to break apart and explain a detail of a book is enough to show that Professor Feng has a deep understanding of this book and Britain.
"Since there is no doubt, then I will announce the title of the next class, which is also derived from today's class situation. I will name the next class 'The Rise of a Great Power, Britain'. In the next class, I will explain in detail
I will give you a detailed analysis of how Britain rose to become an 'empire on which the sun never sets' over the past few hundred years. You are welcome to listen to me then."
The professors and lecturers who originally stood up to leave now sat back in their seats, took out their pens, and wrote down what Feng Zhou said one by one, for fear of missing something.
The other students were completely stunned.
But Feng Zhou was not finished yet. He continued: "I have sent an application to President Zhang. In order to imitate the advanced experience of top foreign universities, a martial arts club will be opened to teach Xingyiquan and Baguazhang in Neijiaquan. This
The purpose of the association is to 'civilize its spirit and barbarize its body'!"