I must say it seems everytime I look at something lewis wrote somehow thewriters Pullman and Gaiman come to play.
Looking at pullman and gaimans works however I am not only unimpressed but revulsed.
The Narnia series is quickly becoming a favorite of mine and Gaiman and Pullmans works often take a stab at the series. Stabs I find missed entirely.
Both Gaiman and Pullman accuse the narnia series of being sexist and preachy. I heavily disagree. If anything I think pullman and gaiman are hypocritical in this criticism as Pullmans series of His Dark Devices goes far into making it clear that his books and characters want to kill God. I also find it Ironic that the two accuse narnia of sexism when Pullmans main character gets away using wiles and lies to get what she wants.
Gaiman I have less knowledge off but his fiction on what happens to the character of Susan completely fails to see the point lewis was making. Susan is still queen and her attempt to act adultish reflecting her desire to go back to the childhood of narnia reflects lewis own statement on how in growing up you learn to embrace your childhood not throw it out.
Pullmans god figure is also a person plating Hod in a universe that is basicly pantheistic. The theology suffers when you realize that the gnostic and pantheistic themes fail to meet the evidence given by reality. The narnia series on the other hand uses fiction to bring people closer to the truth and splendor of creation and the creator.
In short I would much rather have a world of meaning with a talking lion who cares about peoples wellbeing than a caustic world of wannabes .
Looking at pullman and gaimans works however I am not only unimpressed but revulsed.
The Narnia series is quickly becoming a favorite of mine and Gaiman and Pullmans works often take a stab at the series. Stabs I find missed entirely.
Both Gaiman and Pullman accuse the narnia series of being sexist and preachy. I heavily disagree. If anything I think pullman and gaiman are hypocritical in this criticism as Pullmans series of His Dark Devices goes far into making it clear that his books and characters want to kill God. I also find it Ironic that the two accuse narnia of sexism when Pullmans main character gets away using wiles and lies to get what she wants.
Gaiman I have less knowledge off but his fiction on what happens to the character of Susan completely fails to see the point lewis was making. Susan is still queen and her attempt to act adultish reflecting her desire to go back to the childhood of narnia reflects lewis own statement on how in growing up you learn to embrace your childhood not throw it out.
Pullmans god figure is also a person plating Hod in a universe that is basicly pantheistic. The theology suffers when you realize that the gnostic and pantheistic themes fail to meet the evidence given by reality. The narnia series on the other hand uses fiction to bring people closer to the truth and splendor of creation and the creator.
In short I would much rather have a world of meaning with a talking lion who cares about peoples wellbeing than a caustic world of wannabes .
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