In this episode, we discuss C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, chapters six to ten.

This week, we continue our journey through Narnia — albeit more slowly than we had intended! How do we feel about Lumps of Delight? When I say “we”, am I invoking the majestic plural? How do the Pevensie children match up with the X-Men?

Unanswered Questions:

• What is the role and consequence of prophecy in the pages of this novel?
  
  
• What are the things which look human, but are not? Why are they bad?
  
  
• What is the purpose of Father Christmas in the story?
  

Footnotes:

• The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Lewis)
  
  
• Bassett’s Jelly Babies (TV Commercial)
  
  
• Fry’s Turkish Delight (TV Commercial)
  
  
• Why Was Turkish Delight C.S. Lewis’s Guilty Pleasure? (JSTOR)
  
  
• The Narnia Companion (Paul F. Ford)
  
  
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
  
  
• Michael Ward
  

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