12.15.2005

LWW chapter 6

1. Edmund wants to get out of the wardrobe after the grownups leave the room, even as the older two realize they’re outdoors in Narnia. He now wants to deny the truth, even as he re-enters it.

2. Peter apologizes immediately, acknowledging a wrong as soon as it’s realized.

3. The kids put on wardrobe coats. They “look like royal robes;” maybe unintentional, but alludes to their Messianic role later on.

4. Ed’s earlier lies are realized. The division between them grows. Silence on the part of the 3; inner resentment and revenge on Ed’s part.

5. Coming on Tumnus’ sacked house and the witch’s KGB’s note, Susan gets really uncomfortable. Some people just don’t like to think of themselves at spiritual war, and having enemies, even though the Bible and reality are both very clear on this.

6. Their sense of justice and responsibility keep the Pevensies (their last name – haven’t seen it yet, wonder where it shows up?) from going home at this point.

7. The robin is a guide, sent to help them.

8. Ed sows seeds of doubt in Peter’s soul. Which is the right side? Peter’s instincts are right on: robins are good in all the stories. These refers largely to the Western canon of classics, which are generally founded on a Christian, western culture. Since these stories are grounded in and spun out of Scriptural soil, certain values can be transferred from them to reality. In other words, sometimes fairy tales tell the Gospel story, in a shrouded sort of way. Since Peter has read the right stories, he has a compass to rely on when he faces brand new situations and worlds where everything is unknown.

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