Between a Rock and a Hard Place
D
ecisions like those the pro-
tagonists of The Chronicles
must take are not easy ones.
These can be decisions that endanger the character’s life,
or that hinder the character from obtaining an immediate
reward. C. S. Lewis highlights the heroes’ courage in doing the
right thing, even when the wisest course of action would be to
flee from the problem. The way in which humans who come to
Narnia are faced with a fantastic and terrifying world much
different from theirs quickly leads them to seek discernment
and courage to deal with such a reality. Mythical creatures,
magic, treason and tyranny are quite real in Narnia; its mixture
creates several perilous situ ations where the character is
summoned to defend interests bigger than his own – interests
that look after Narnia’s good. It is up to each character to
choose between selflessness and pride, and the former is not
always the safest choice.
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