In the next chapter (Chapter 10) Lucy is properly reunited with her beloved Aslan and talks to him about what happened earlier: So, the group, Lucy included, take a different route which leads them into danger. And because they don’t see Aslan, they don’t believe Lucy.

As they travel through difficult country to meet Caspian, Lucy, the youngest of the four children, catches a glimpse of Aslan and has a strong sense that they are to follow where he leads. Costly obedience in the face of adversity and sceptical disbelief:Īdults writing for children sometimes sugar-coat or sentimentalise difficult subjects. Miraz is killed and his forces are defeated by Aslan and the native Narnians including an army of living, moving trees There is a lot in the book for the reader to enjoy and mull over:ġ. After quite an adventure they join forces with Caspian. In fact, the book starts when the four children - Peter, Susan, Edmund & Lucy – are sucked back into Narnia after Caspian blows the horn. Caspian uses a magic horn (originally Susan’s) to summon help. He sides with the native Narnians and Aslan against his own wicked uncle Miraz. Prince Caspian is the rightful heir to Narnia. Narnia is once again occupied by malevolent forces – this time by a human people group called the Telmarines led by the wicked King Miraz who is implacably hostile to the native Narnians (talking beasts, trees, dwarfs etc).

The story is set many centuries (in Narnian time) after the liberation of Narnia which we read about in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. There are insights here, woven into the stories which we need to hear today – as much, possibly more, than ever. But there is also steel in the book as Lewis weaves in themes such costly obedience in the face of adversity spiritual oppression and liberation from bondage. Lewis’ “talking beasts” are often very human with conspicuous faults and foibles and there are several episodes of real fun. It contains a good mixture of toughness and humour. Firstly, it’s a good story and an essential component in the Chronicles of Narnia.

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