The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe 2: Being and Seeming

In this episode, we discuss C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, chapters six to ten.

This week, we continue our journey through Narnia — albeit more slowly than we had intended! How do we feel about Lumps of Delight? When I say “we”, am I invoking the majestic plural? How do the Pevensie children match up with the X-Men?

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Unanswered Questions:

• What is the role and consequence of prophecy in the pages of this novel?
• What are the things which look human, but are not? Why are they bad?
• What is the purpose of Father Christmas in the story?

Footnotes:

• The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Lewis)
• Bassett’s Jelly Babies (TV Commercial)
• Fry’s Turkish Delight (TV Commercial)
• Why Was Turkish Delight C.S. Lewis’s Guilty Pleasure? (JSTOR)
• The Narnia Companion (Paul F. Ford)
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
• Michael Ward

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