In postmodern novels coincidences leave protagonists to wonder about potential existential conspiracies .
在那些后现代主义小说里,各种巧合会令主人公怀疑他周围可能存在阴谋。
There are almost no smiles or laughs in this chapter of ' harry potter , ' during which the not-so-young-anymore protagonists look like haunted , hollow-eyed refugees .