Top tags: fantasy, fiction, narnia, c.s. lewis, chronicles of narnia (all tags)
“I didn't care so much for most of the story, but I love the ending to pieces.The only thing I can't come to grips with is Susan's absence. I wish that loose thread had been tied up somewhere.”
“an awfull horibul book it took me 6 years to finish it it was so bad i dont recomend reading it stop long before you think of reading it”
“This is one of my favorite of the Narnia Chronicles, because of the ending. It is so sad, not only the loss of Susan, but the way in which Jill and Eustace die, thr treachery of the Dwarfs, and the end of Old Narnia.The reviewers of the movies complain about inevitably happy endings- ha! wait 'til this one comes out.”
“I think Susan's fate is actually supposed to represent the choice faced by every single one of us, just as Edmund was supposed to represent every one of us as well. Essentially, the question is, now that you have heard the story, what are you going to do about it? Don't forget though, that she never died, so her fate is an open-ended one.”
“So in this book, is child-like wonder a metaphor for faith in Christ, or is it akin to faith?”
“When I read the comments afterwards, I can see that it is more C.S. Lewis's vision that faith alone brings salvation and when Susan turned her back on Narnia. However, why Susan? It seems that she is not allowed to "grow up." Does this imply that men are immature or that women who attain maturity are to be less appreciated? The professor owned a great house and achieved at least a relatively good living from maturing yet Susan is not. It is possible to say that in Lewis's view it is by faith alone but it would seem that there is at least a thin sheen of sexism on the book. It seems that there are two possible views, 1) Susan has experienced maturity and is now punished or 2) Lewis viewed excessive commercialism as sinful.”
“I agree, the reason Susan cannot come immediately is because she has lost the awe of Narnia. I remember one character saying that she went so far as to say that their adventures were imagined and she didn't care to talk about it anymore, or something to that effect. She, in essence, rejected Narnia, so Narnia rejected her. But if she ever feels connected to Narnia again by letting go of her ties with materialistic things and believing in Narnia again, she can come back. Thats what I remember from the books.”