1. C.S. Lewis in Narnia: Allegory, or Not?
... Sunday School held little of my attention when the sun streamed through the window and my best friend passed me notes under the table. So why could I seclude myself in my room with the Chronicles of Narnia, away from my friends on a sunny day, and remain still and content for hours? Weren't his stories all colored allegories to heaven, the Bible, God ... moral subconsciously and almost "read between the lines" (xiv). These ideas help me to understand Lewis" certainty that he hadn't written an allegory, as he had written "all...seven Narnian books...beg[ining] with [the] pictures in [his...
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- Grade Level: High School