Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It's kind of a journey story. Caspian is out to seek out seven lords who were banished by Miraz. Reepicheep has this longing to see Aslan's country at the world's end. It's an unique book because this one doesn't actually have a villain (unless you count Governor Gumpas and Pug as villains, though I don't think they're in the story much). Each of the characters struggle within themselves- Eustace with greed, causing him to turn into a dragon (no wonder because dragons have been known for being hoarders), Caspian also with greed, with being the richest king of Narnia, Caspian and Edmund fight over who should be the one in power, even Lucy struggles with wanting to be beautiful like her sister. So it's a journey-type story with obstacles they had to overcome.
My favorite character is Emeth from The Last Battle. He's not a very popular choice because he doesn't have a very big role. I just love how he's not like the other Calormenes (notably Rishda, since those are the only two Calormenes that are named in the book). He has longing to see Tash. There's a moment in the book where Emeth volunteers to go into the stable to see Tash, though Rishda tries to talk him out of it. While not willing, Rishda let him go in. Emeth goes into the stable, and instead of meeting Tash, he meets with Aslan. It turns out he was serving Aslan all this time.
There are so many life lessons to choose from. I really like the lesson in The Horse and His Boy. Shasta has a lot of bad stuff happened to him. He realizes that Aslan has been working behind the scenes. Those sufferings he's been through was meant for a greater purpose. It almost reminds you of the story of Joseph, who had a lot of bad stuff happened to him. God used Joseph's suffering for a greater purpose. Both Joseph and Shasta realize that they were meant to save a nation and family from death and destruction (For Joseph, it was a saving a nation from famine and for Shasta or Cor, it was saving two Kingdoms, Narnia and Archenland, from Calormene invasion).
My favorite quote is from The Last Battle-
"And this is the marvel of marvels, that He called me beloved." Emeth was talking of his meeting with Aslan, which is perhaps my favorite passage in the whole series. Hopefully a movie adaption includes it and have it done right. Emeth was marveled that Aslan called him "beloved." I almost see the whole passage there with the connection with John, who refers to himself as "The disciple whom Jesus loved." The way that Emeth described Aslan is similar to how John described Jesus in Revelation.Statistics: Posted by jasmine_tarkheena — Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:12 pm
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