I dunno, the lion sacrificing himself was ttly moving and powerful to me when I read the book. It sorta ruined the New Testament for me, if I'm to be honest. XD;
(Because actually, TLTWATW drives the guilt aspect home, because there's personal betrayal on the part of one of the kid protagonists. Whereas in the NT it's all very third person if you try to read it as a novel, bawling, and I felt more for Pontius Pilate than anyone else, a la Master and Margarita.)
I honestly think they wouldn't be able to get away with The Horse and his Boy nowadays. I don't even want them to be able to get away with it (although it's one of those cases where I can't stop loving something I loved as a child XD; I would say it's about as bad as The Merchant of Venice).
Eustace gets quite likeable once he gets over himself. The Narnia kids who've gone through more of a process are more interesting, actually.
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Date: 2010-12-30 05:01 am (UTC)(Because actually, TLTWATW drives the guilt aspect home, because there's personal betrayal on the part of one of the kid protagonists. Whereas in the NT it's all very third person if you try to read it as a novel, bawling, and I felt more for Pontius Pilate than anyone else, a la Master and Margarita.)
I honestly think they wouldn't be able to get away with The Horse and his Boy nowadays. I don't even want them to be able to get away with it (although it's one of those cases where I can't stop loving something I loved as a child XD; I would say it's about as bad as The Merchant of Venice).
Eustace gets quite likeable once he gets over himself. The Narnia kids who've gone through more of a process are more interesting, actually.