tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876005511404859259.post34321561038544864..comments2024-01-22T05:12:14.300-05:00Comments on Mere C.S. Lewis: Wanting more Turkish DelightKen Symeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459635303438115559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876005511404859259.post-91631460186787617862011-05-08T14:28:56.465-04:002011-05-08T14:28:56.465-04:00In addition to the great picture of traditional Tu...In addition to the great picture of traditional Turkish Delight, the text from C.S. Lewis does explicitly mention it: "Edmund was already feeling uncomfortable from having eaten too many <br />sweets, and when he heard that the Lady he had made friends with was a <br />dangerous witch he felt even more uncomfortable. But he still wanted to <br />taste that Turkish Delight more than he wanted anything else."<br /><br />If you're going to be critical of someone's work, at least try to be accurate.Ken Symeshttp://kensymes.newsvine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876005511404859259.post-47146897682444851572011-05-08T05:13:48.940-04:002011-05-08T05:13:48.940-04:00what does this have to do with turkish delight and...what does this have to do with turkish delight and it doesn't even mention the words turkish delight at alllola johhnyiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876005511404859259.post-80520661968776512712010-10-28T14:07:12.174-04:002010-10-28T14:07:12.174-04:00Some say that each of the books in The Chronicles ...Some say that each of the books in <i>The Chronicles of Narnia</i> is based on one of the seven deadly sins. <i>The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe</i>'s conflict is shown in Edmund's gluttony. He will choose his appetite for Turkish Delight over safety, over love for his sister even over all sense. As Lewis puts it earlier on, Edmund "thought only of trying to shovel down as much Turkish Delight as he could..."<br /><br />See <a href="http://cslewis.drzeus.net/papers/7sins.html" rel="nofollow">"Narnia and the Seven Deadly Sins"</a> for more on this theory.Ken Symeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459635303438115559noreply@blogger.com