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Also, Ajnos I know what you mean with Lewis describes. When I first read the books the different describeions, made me love Narnia more, especially Aslan's Country.
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That must have been spectacular daughterofeve3! It's always special when we see or read to something that reminds us so much of our own experience. You're making me feel my age because I had just finished my last year of school when LWW came out in theatres. But we had read some of the Narnia books in school when I was a child and it even crept into some of the games I played with my siblings (we had our own imaginary worlds).
I think there is a combination of things that attract me. Lewis' style, of course. And the characters (especially the non-human creatures with such human but non-human personalities). The places he describes also have this sense of wonder that's so exciting you really wish you could be there. And there's such a range of exciting paces from the woods around Lantern Waste to Cair Paravel and the islands in VDT. The two parts which touched me most the first time I read them were the end of VDT (approaching Alsan's Country) and the end of TLB (inside Alsan's Country).
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Statistics: Posted by daughterofeve3 — Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:19 pm
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When I was a teenager, and the movies came out, I would've told you it was because the books were a supposal of what would have happened if Christ had come to a fantasy world. I would've told you, also, that the books had good morals. I would've also said that I was glad there was a series where not every character was required to be in a romantic relationship.
Now, I look back and I realize that both statements are not what really attracts me to the Narnia series - after all, other series can have these things too - I think the reasons I kept enjoying Narnia so long are more complex. I think I read Narnia because it reminds me of something I am looking for that I haven't found yet (which is something Lewis talked about in another book) and I think it influenced me a lot because I, like Lewis, also lost a parent to cancer when I was a child. I think Narnia meant more because I feel Lewis understood this, that, for example, Digory's mum wasn't ill just as a plot point, but that Lewis was trying to answer bigger questions. And really, all of the Narnia series has more relevance that what is just on the surface because Lewis is re-telling the truth, but showing it in examples we can enjoy and understand.
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Recalling this now makes me wonder how people from other climates perceive Narnia. For me, though, it hits upon some very fundamental experiences.
(Me and my sister visited my Real World River Rush yesterday, and I asked her whether she also imagined the river in the book as this river we know, and she replied: "What else?" That's how it works. Maybe it's just the fact these were the books we grew up reading. It doesn't ultimately matter, though; we would not have kept returning to them were there not something in them.)
Statistics: Posted by marmota-b — Sun Jul 03, 2016 8:24 am
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*Sticks Head in*
*Puts Staffie Hat*
I have heard some complaints regarding this thread.
I will say this. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, to think how they want. That's great!
It can be very exciting for one to discover for oneself thoughts and ways that Narnia that makes Narnia come alive to us, whether spiritually through our faith or not. (I do not expect Narnia draws people to it for the same reason, that would be foolish.)
And while others maybe be intrigued or find their mind opened by a new way of looking at things, everyone is expected to behave with politeness and courtesy as befits a Narnian. You are NOT allowed to try to make other think that their way is wrong or your way is right. If I hear complaints again about this, I WILL confer with my fellow staff, as well as alerting Our Chief Administrator, Kristi. You are allowed to discuss, you are not allowed to make any one feel that their thoughts/feelings are wrong or in anyway make this an unsafe place (either for personal safety or for sharing of thought.)
If anyone is unsure about about the proper conduct, please refer to our site guidelines here viewtopic.php?f=47&t=25 or speak to staff.
*Staffie out*
Thanks for addressing this!*Puts Staffie Hat*
I have heard some complaints regarding this thread.
I will say this. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, to think how they want. That's great!
It can be very exciting for one to discover for oneself thoughts and ways that Narnia that makes Narnia come alive to us, whether spiritually through our faith or not. (I do not expect Narnia draws people to it for the same reason, that would be foolish.) And while others maybe be intrigued or find their mind opened by a new way of looking at things, everyone is expected to behave with politeness and courtesy as befits a Narnian. You are NOT allowed to try to make other think that their way is wrong or your way is right. If I hear complaints again about this, I WILL confer with my fellow staff, as well as alerting Our Chief Administrator, Kristi. You are allowed to discuss, you are not allowed to make any one feel that their thoughts/feelings are wrong or in anyway make this an unsafe place (either for personal safety or for sharing of thought.)
If anyone is unsure about about the proper conduct, please refer to our site guidelines here viewtopic.php?f=47&t=25 or speak to staff.
*Staffie out*
Statistics: Posted by sochi602 — Sun Jan 31, 2016 2:17 pm
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) Where was he going? It certainly beckoned a story to tell. Now that I'm older I love it more for the truths I've found. Like Lewis wrote in Letters to Children, Aslan makes me feel closer to Jesus than church, and reminds me that Jesus is all the things Aslan is and more.
Yeah! That's a good point as well, Tenny!What has always attracted me to Narnia was Lewis's style. I loved it when the narrator talked as if to the reader ("The worst thing about sleeping out of doors is that you wake up so dreadfully early.") I also loved how his character's problems could be related to.
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Sure there's life lessons and great characters and good storytelling.
But I just have to face it. I listened to "The Magician's Nephew" and just loved...
The Talking Animals.
Animals. THAT TALK.
It's awesome.
Statistics: Posted by Lucy Took — Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:34 am
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I have heard some complaints regarding this thread.
I will say this. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, to think how they want. That's great!
It can be very exciting for one to discover for oneself thoughts and ways that Narnia that makes Narnia come alive to us, whether spiritually through our faith or not. (I do not expect Narnia draws people to it for the same reason, that would be foolish.) And while others maybe be intrigued or find their mind opened by a new way of looking at things, everyone is expected to behave with politeness and courtesy as befits a Narnian. You are NOT allowed to try to make other think that their way is wrong or your way is right. If I hear complaints again about this, I WILL confer with my fellow staff, as well as alerting Our Chief Administrator, Kristi. You are allowed to discuss, you are not allowed to make any one feel that their thoughts/feelings are wrong or in anyway make this an unsafe place (either for personal safety or for sharing of thought.)
If anyone is unsure about about the proper conduct, please refer to our site guidelines here viewtopic.php?f=47&t=25 or speak to staff.
*Staffie out*
Statistics: Posted by Lil — Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:08 pm
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It attracts you to the story-teller, but would probably have attracted you to him if CSL had given a similarly told account of ... a walk in Wales or sth ... among the published works. Even sth which has nothing to do with Narnia.
I agree, but that attracts me to CSL, not specifically to Narnia. Example you gave:
"The worst thing about sleeping out of doors is that you wake up so dreadfully early."
Well, same goes for some places you can sleep indoors, especially if eating a bit too much before going to sleep.
Btw, I sometimes try to match this when writing my fan fic.
Anyone wishing to pursue the point further is very welcome to do so in ways suggested by dame/damsel Lily, I made the point shortly.However, it might be courteous to other members of this forum if we could continue that particular discussion in a theological discussion thread, or a thread about spiritual meanings in Narnia;
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