tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876005511404859259.post8648185958283635505..comments2024-01-22T05:12:14.300-05:00Comments on Mere C.S. Lewis: Another Chronicle of Narnia beginsKen Symeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459635303438115559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876005511404859259.post-60717158429005376432010-12-07T09:47:05.092-05:002010-12-07T09:47:05.092-05:00Margaret,
You definitely have me re-thinking it. ...Margaret,<br /><br />You definitely have me re-thinking it. Suddenly I feel like I read that first page more like Eustace and less like Lucy. From previous posts where I've quoted Lewis on "second meanings," I doubt that you are reading too much into it. I've just received a documentary to review on the Chronicles of Narnia which purports to argue for another level of meaning in the novels whereby each of the 7 novels develops the classics theme for one of the 7 primary planetary bodies. More to come on that...<br /><br />Thanks so much for the posts on Facebook :) That helps in such a huge way. Likes are good too.Ken Symeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459635303438115559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876005511404859259.post-73171538871537151942010-12-07T06:34:44.948-05:002010-12-07T06:34:44.948-05:00I love this introduction! This is Lewis at his sat...I love this introduction! This is Lewis at his satirical best, poking good-natured fun at a certain kind of "sophistication" that has only grown by leaps and bounds since he wrote the book. I was considering re-posting this on my Facebook page, as I sometimes do with this blog, but it occurs to me that WAY too many of my FB friends would recognize themselves in Eustance's parents. Then again... maybe they wouldn't... but I sure do :-) In this intro, I see the Scrubbs as people who rely purely on science and reason, believe in the perfectibility of mankind in this life, and have very little sense of wonder or imagination. It's interesting that Lewis says of Eustace that he likes to "boss and bully." It's also interesting that he is said to be "in his own home," while the Pevensies are "only visitors." I may be reading too much into that, but I think it's more than just a literal statement. Lewis seems to be pointing out the difference between "worldly" people and citizens of Narnia.Margaret Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692860243550948747noreply@blogger.com