C.S. Lewis? | Imamother

penguin

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:27 pm

I think I read some or all as a teen. Seem to have the impression there's a lot of Xian ideas subtly presented.

Can anyone confirm?

scruffy

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:28 pm

Isn't the whole Aslan sacrificing himself thing a parallel to J?

#BestBubby

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:28 pm

I read the Narnia books and did not pick up on the xtian allegory because I was not familiar
with xtianity.

To me it was just another fantasy.

An xtian child might pick up the similarities but I don't think a frum child would.

scruffy

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:31 pm

I didn't pick up on it as a kid but did when I re-read as a teen.

Chayalle

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:32 pm

My experience reading the Narnia books as a child was the same as what bestbubby describes. Only later did I hear about the Xian parallels.

penguin

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:35 pm

IOW as an adult (who likes reading teen lit because clean) will I enjoy them? And will any of my kids (varying levels of censorship) appreciate them for my grandkids?

#BestBubby

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:36 pm

The book The Outsiders also has xtian allegory.

Most don't notice it.

Chayalle

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:36 pm

They are more for kids than teens....but you might enjoy them anyway. As to your kids, they should read them themselves and decide.

scruffy

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:36 pm

So does The Giver.

Chayalle

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:37 pm

#BestBubby wrote:

The book The Outsiders also has xtian allegory.

Most don't notice it.

Really? In what way? (besides for that they rescue kids from a church)

Ema of 5

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:37 pm

#BestBubby wrote:

The book The Outsiders also has xtian allegory.

Most don't notice it.

I totally didn’t notice!!! And my daughter is reading it in school!!

sequoia

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:38 pm

Subtly?

Tolkien thought he wasn’t subtle. He thought Narnia was an inelegant mishmash of mythologies and allegories.

Too bad, C.S. Lewis is awesome. I wrote my master’s thesis on him so I can answer any questions. He’s my favorite writer.

#BestBubby

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:39 pm

Ema of 4 wrote:

I totally didn’t notice!!! And my daughter is reading it in school!!

One of the characters whose initials are J.C. sacrifices his life to save children.

Rubber Ducky

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:39 pm

Sequoia, would you want frum kids to read it?

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BrisketBoss

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:39 pm

sequoia wrote:

Subtly?

I agree. Brilliant man.

Ema of 5

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:40 pm

Rubber Ducky wrote:

Would you want frum kids to read it?

The Outsiders, or C.S. Lewis?

Ema of 5

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:41 pm

#BestBubby wrote:

One of the characters whose initials are J.C. sacrifices his life to save children.

I read it a very long time ago, so I really don’t remember. Is there anything else?

Rubber Ducky

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:42 pm

Ema of 4 wrote:

The Outsiders, or C.S. Lewis?

Lewis.

theoneandonly

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:42 pm

#BestBubby wrote:

One of the characters whose initials are J.C. sacrifices his life to save children.

Was that meant as a Christian allegory or were the initials coincidental and you're reading too much into it? I read the outsiders so many times as a teen and never noticed anything...

theoneandonly

Tue, Jan 04 2022, 2:44 pm

I would let my kids read Narnia. I didn't know it was Christian allegory until it was pointed out to me. How would a regular frum kid know? You need to know Christianity to recognize the allegory.