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Since we've been having a discussion about the seven deadly sins in Narnia in the chat, we can have a discussion on the forum as well.

Here are some of the major ones in the series-

The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe- Gluttony. Edmund stuffs his face with Turkish Delight, and he craves more.

Prince Caspian- Envy. Miraz is envious of his brother Caspian IX, driving him to murder him. In some aspect, he is also envious of Caspian X.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader- Greed. Eustace steals and hoards treasure, causing him to turn into a dragon.

The Silver Chair- Sloth. Eustace and Jill lose track of the signs when they decided to get comfortable at the Giant Castle of Harfang.

The Horse And His Boy- Pride. Bree and Rabadash both think highly of themselves as better than the rest.

The Magician's Nephew- Wrath. Digory hurts Polly's wrist out of wrath in the Hall of Images in Charn.

The Last Battle- Lust. There are different concepts of lust (lusting after someone and lust for power are two major ones). Here, it is talking of Shift and Rishda's lust for power.

I'm sure we can point out some other deadly sins that are seen in the series. Please, feel free to point out some other ones.

...on the other hand a great deal of action in HHB is driven by lust in the popular sense via Rabadash's desire, and The Last Battle could arguably be a pride narrative in the sense of hubris - extreme overconfidence in the schemes of man and setting oneself up against the gods, by both Shift and his followers and the Calormens.

Lily of Archenland wrote: ↑

Fri May 06, 2022 5:24 am

...on the other hand a great deal of action in HHB is driven by lust in the popular sense via Rabadash's desire, and The Last Battle could arguably be a pride narrative in the sense of hubris - extreme overconfidence in the schemes of man and setting oneself up against the gods, by both Shift and his followers and the Calormens.

Prince Rabadash wants to marry Susan, and it's a major conflict in the story. You're right about pride being played in The Last Battle. I think we see that in Shift and Rishda (pretty typical for a Tarkaan).