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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I mean, it was written by a Christian and the first book was published 1950.

The 1949 law was passed in the UK barring marriage under 16, and went into effect 1/1/50.

Knowing Lewis the entire reason for the "Susan problem" was him likely being upset child marriage had been (slightly more) outlawed.

So Susan turned 16 and Lewis made a big deal about a sudden change and now she's an adult.

Granted, I could very well be wrong.

But it seems like somebody upset about progress, and I wouldn't be the first to label Lewis as such. But it's hard for anyone to claim he wasn't using his writing to shoehorn his opinions in and get kids to agree with him.

[–] MelodiousFunk 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not that deep. The whole series is thinly veiled Christianity. By the end, Susan lost her faith. That's it. She no longer held Narnia in her heart. But it's an allegory for children so it was couched in awkward old man language. Why Susan and not Peter? Regular old misogyny, Eve-style.

1950 is when the first book was published. Susan being excluded completely didn't happen until the last book, in 1956. And considering

Tap for spoilerThey all fucking died IRL

Susan being unable to enter ~~Heaven~~ Narnia because she no longer believed makes sense narratively and thematically.

If you want to see this as some sort of commentary on child marriage laws, well... have fun.

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A spoiler tag for a book series that ended in 1956 is wild lol

[–] MelodiousFunk 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're not wrong 😅 But as far as I'm concerned there's no expiration date on literature. Somewhere, someone is reading the books for the first time. The odds of them also being on Lemmy are astronomically small. But it was enough of an "oh shit" moment IMO that it was worth the half-second it took to hit the spoiler button.

Tap for ramblings of an old man about old children's booksIt was also the moment that jolted me out of whatever enjoyment I had been getting out of The Last Battle. Whenever I would do a re-read, things really slowed down for Silver Chair and Horse And His Boy, picked back up wonderfully for Magician's Nephew, then Last Battle would ham-fist its way through to the end, with Furry Jesus reveling with his most devout disciples. Just eye-rolling stuff.

The Wardrobe movie from a while back was a surprisingly good adaptation, and as the series went on (and then stalled out after Dawn Treader) I was worried about the actors literally aging out of being able to play the roles. Thinking back, it was probably for the best that it ended there.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I exist and I appreciate the spoiler tag :)

[–] MelodiousFunk 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

...huh. I wonder if this means I should play the lottery, or if my cosmic coincidence currency has already been consumed lol.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 3 points 2 weeks ago

I more meant I have not read them and I may want to read them in the future... Please stay away from the lottery no matter what.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He was having an affair with a woman almost 30 years older than himself, and she died in 1951. I would lean more towards him being upset about something between them, than supposed pedophilia.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

"Everyone older than me is irredeemably evil" is such a Zoomer take