[spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce - Return of the Jedi (#3)

[JHyde]

You certainly get the sense from Harry's Diary that he is a man who loves his literature and history.

One of my favourite Harry moments is in 1.4 when he wearily points out to Jools that Peter Salter's quote is from Coriolanus.

I also love in 5.8 when he makes the claim (an accurate one, I feel) that certain Islamic threats scare him no more than 'England under Cromwell.' He can be a little selective with what he remembers from history, though.

I think Harry sees music and literature as being fruits of democratic societies, as they embody free speech at its very best. And Harry, for all his cynicism, knows that what England has is something worth protecting.

This is another of my 'Harry ultimately loves democracy' posts.