Lament for Susan Pevensie

hectorberlioz · 12-27-2008, 01:48 PM

Allow me to defend Lewis' development of Susan for a bit. First of all, in the interest of character development. Susan was never as funny as Lucy, as much of a leader as Peter, nor went through a character transformation as Edmund did. So rather than let her remain the background sibling of the Pevensies, he decided to use her as an example.

Second, I have read The Last Battle, and the supposed dumping on is being exaggerated. Big time. Yes, Susan didn't get to go back to Narnia---but that was because she had stopped believing in it. She became more interested in everyday life. It doesn't say that she stopped believing in Aslan/God though. So she lost her childlike wonder and decided to be "real." But that doesn't preclude her from heaven or anything. Belief in Narnia is not the same as belief in God. And remember that Aslan tells the Pevensies that they must find him in their own world.

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12-27-2008, 01:48 PM	#11
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Allow me to defend Lewis' development of Susan for a bit. First of all, in the interest of character development. Susan was never as funny as Lucy, as much of a leader as Peter, nor went through a character transformation as Edmund did. So rather than let her remain the background sibling of the Pevensies, he decided to use her as an example. Second, I have read The Last Battle, and the supposed dumping on is being exaggerated. Big time. Yes, Susan didn't get to go back to Narnia---but that was because she had stopped believing in it. She became more interested in everyday life. It doesn't say that she stopped believing in Aslan/God though. So she lost her childlike wonder and decided to be "real." But that doesn't preclude her from heaven or anything. Belief in Narnia is not the same as belief in God. And remember that Aslan tells the Pevensies that they must find him in their own world. There __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 12-27-2008 at 02:33 PM.