tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post2247212633786211537..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: What’s Happening to My Body?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-235191441257805472009-12-14T14:30:14.014-05:002009-12-14T14:30:14.014-05:00Interesting post. In the Harry Potter books, a lot...Interesting post. In the Harry Potter books, a lot of the references to strange plants, spells gone wrong, and anxiety over broomsticks seem symbolic of puberty related issues.<br /><br />Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones has such an interesting reversal of this trend: the main character is magically transformed into an old woman and has to deal with the problems of old age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com