Chronicles of Narnia
As we drive across the country, we have had many hours to listen to audiobooks, one of which has been the Narnia series. I could probably blog for days on many different aspects of what I enjoyed, literally, spiritually, and reflecting on my own experiences, but I just wanted to point out a few ideas and get your feedback.
One aspect of the series that woke my literary taste buds was the unpredictability of Lewis’ characters which almost sets up a depth of spiritual undergirding that Lewis uses to relate the Gospel in ways that aren’t completely obvious.¬? I wanted Aslan to appear at times and when he didn’t I was almost disappointed until later when I understood how Lewis had used him more profoundly elsewhere. I wanted characters to become aware of their faults and shortcomings the first time, like they do in the movies, but Lewis gives them further opportunities to resolve conflict before sending in the “easy fix.”
I am also still trying to decide whether the animation of his non-human characters is distracting as the lines between strictly animal and clearly human are blurred, or if it is necessary to present such profound gospel stories in a way that makes his readers unassuming and childlike as maybe we should be. Reepacheep comes to mind as an example of one who is clearly more courageous than his species allows but proves worthy to break the stereotypic mold as we become aware of his motives and chilvaric attitude.
Anyway, here are a few ideas, I will add more as they come and I have time to spend here.
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