A recurring theme throughout the Narnia stories is finding home. Where is home? The characters in Narnia are constantly searching for something, whether it’s a different country or a better life. A parallel theme in studies of Christianity, the longing for home is something that I find very interesting.
Each of Lewis’ characters in the Narnia series live in a world that is broken and suffers because of mistakes. This is the same whether they are in Narnia, London, or any other place. I wonder if their adventures are really just underlying searches for something better, something transcendent of the live they are living. Sure, it seems obvious that they want to fight for good, but I think there is a greater underlying desire that the characters have for something other, and I also think that this desire is something that resonates with humans in general.
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