His villains are like Snidely Whiplash: they are comically evil, evil not due to some internal motivation, but because the narrative requires it. Unlike Milton, he cannot create a tempting devil, a sympathetic devil, and so Lewis' devils are not dangerous, because no one would ever fall for them. He cannot understand the reasons or motivations for why someone would do something he considers 'evil'. Lewis is simply unable to put himself in another's shoes, which is very problematic for a writer or a theologian. However, it's not his faith that is the problem-it certainly wasn't a problem for Donne or Milton. He cannot understand the reasons or motivations for why someone would do something he c Suffers from the same problems as Lewis' other books, both his children's fantasy and his pokes at theology: Lewis' worldview is not sophisticated, and his sense of psychology has a large blind spot. I really recommend this book! I don't usually read fiction, but this one completely got me, could not stop reading until the end.Suffers from the same problems as Lewis' other books, both his children's fantasy and his pokes at theology: Lewis' worldview is not sophisticated, and his sense of psychology has a large blind spot. Other characters include a winged horse named Fledge (formerly known as Strawberry), the talking beasts of Narnia, a cabby that later becomes King Frank of Narnia, his wife that later becomes Queen Helen. The above was taken from the beginning pages of this book. Andrew Ketterley thinks he is a magician, but like all who meddle with magic, he doesn't really know what he is doing.The results are dire in The Magician's Nephew. Completely evil, she is also very dangerous, even in The Silver Chair. Jadis arrives in Narnia with Digory and Polly in The Magician's Nephew and has taken over the land as the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Jadis - The last Queen of Charn, which she herself destroyed. She and Digory take part in the very beginning of everything in The Magician's Nephew. Polly Plummer - Polly is the first person to leave our world. If it were not for Digory's courage, we might never have heard of Narnia. Aslan appears in all seven books.ĭigory Kirke - Digory was there at the very beginning in The Magician's Nephew, and he is also in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He comes and goes as and when he pleases he comes to overthrow the witch and save Narnia. Aslan - The King, Lord of the whole wood, and sons of the Emperor across the Sea.
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