Good point about the White Witch not being set up ... I think I was prepared for the idea that it was an allegory before it started such that it wasn't such a shock. Also, I think I accepted that weird and unlikely things would happen to the Pevensies because they were human and this was such an unusual thing in Narnia - human goodness/wisdom/courage seemed especially important (else why was Mr Badger or a centaur or someone not leading an army?), therefore perhaps human treachery was particularly awful?
I suspect that the deep magic might be making some theological point but I have only grasped dimly what it might be ... I have come across the idea in other Christian writing that 'because living in relationship with God through Christ is the way that mankind is intended to live this is in some way making/enabling one to live more 'in tune' with the Universe'. However, I have no idea whether there is some seriously well-thought-out academic theology behind that, or whether it just sounds kind of nice.
I agree that the point I think he is trying to make is that this is the only way the emperor could have set up the world, or at least that the way that this is set up is somehow fundamentally built into the whole world and for anything to be otherwise would destroy everything. And I think it should have been set up better from a novel point of view whilst at the same time feeling that the way it's only hinted at is part of the allegory.
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Date: 2012-09-19 07:49 pm (UTC)I suspect that the deep magic might be making some theological point but I have only grasped dimly what it might be ... I have come across the idea in other Christian writing that 'because living in relationship with God through Christ is the way that mankind is intended to live this is in some way making/enabling one to live more 'in tune' with the Universe'. However, I have no idea whether there is some seriously well-thought-out academic theology behind that, or whether it just sounds kind of nice.
I agree that the point I think he is trying to make is that this is the only way the emperor could have set up the world, or at least that the way that this is set up is somehow fundamentally built into the whole world and for anything to be otherwise would destroy everything. And I think it should have been set up better from a novel point of view whilst at the same time feeling that the way it's only hinted at is part of the allegory.