Re: [thelionscall] wow

Just a reminder: Tha candidate in question who had to be de-dragoned,
was Eustace, not Edmund :)

--- Daniel Himes <catwhowalksbyhimself@yahoo.com> wrote:

> No, it's not a symbol.
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> But it does remind one of salvation. Not baptism, although his being
> thrown into the lake after being de-dragoned does seem reminscient of
> baptism. The whole de-dragoning process has alway reminded me of
> salvation, however. For when we try to remove our own sin, just like
> Edmund trying to skin himself, we ultimately fair and we can never
> succeed. Christ must do for us what we are not capable of doing for
> ourselves, just as Aslan had to remove the dragon for him. It was
> then, and only then, that Edmund was allowed to get into the water,
> just as baptism is only for those already cleansed of their sins.
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> I don't know how much of that Lewis even intended. Maybe none of
> that was intentional, but it is an interesting parallel nonetheless.
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Lewis Fan <fan.lewis@gmail.com>
> To: thelionscall@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 6:16:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [thelionscall] wow
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> Hi there! I also joined recently this form and really
> didnt get it at first. I really like the VotDT. I read the 7 books
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> in a row and by the time I finished this was maybe the one I
> remembered liking the most. I really like the conversion of
> Edmund...his desperation when he is a dragon and the transformation
> itself when he rips away his skin, isn`t it a symbol which reminds us
> of baptism, getting ourselves in a new clothing, dying to our own
> self and being rebore?
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> On 12/16/06, Lea Maria <Lea_Maria@rocketmai l.com> wrote:
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> That's still an excellent story - even if the Biblical themes are too
> obvious in some people's opinion. There are plenty of deep symbolic
> stuff woven in the storyline. :)
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> For me, it's like a description of our spiritual journey & the
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> & temptations we face on our way to our destiny. Of course, ALL of
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> Narnia books are about spiritual life, but the VoDT even more aptly
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> Beginning with Eustace & his transformation process & how he becomes
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> part of the team... and King Caspian and his own struggles &
> temptations; of course Lucy is not excempt of them either... :) It's
> maybe the most interesting plot of all the CoN, spare the Last
> Battle....
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> --- Daniel Himes <catwhowalksbyhimsel f@yahoo.com
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> > Ah, yes, that one.
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> > Well, I'm sorry to have to break this to you, but in many ways,
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> > the least symbolic of all the books. I am avoiding using the word
> > allegorical, because
> C.S. Lewis hated allogories, said Narnia wasn't
> > one, and swore he'd never write one. He did, over course, write a
> > few later on, but the Narnia series are not allegories.
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> > That being said, this book does have many things that definitely
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> > remind us of things of the Bible, particular in the scenes
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> > Aslan, as that character really is supposed to be a representation
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> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Diana Bustos <
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> > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:08:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [thelionscall] wow
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> > yeah, you are right! I should've been more specific. I
> > was talking about The Voyage of the Dawn Trader. It is my favourite
> > and I would love to know your opinion about it. Thanks for writing
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> > Daniel Himes <catwhowalksbyhimsel f@yahoo.com> escribió:
> > And which fifth book do you refer too? There are two,
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> > depending on which numbering system you are
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> > From: Dyana <navy_saphire@
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> > To: thelionscall@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:04:04 PM
> > Subject: [thelionscall] wow
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> > Hi everyone, I just found this group and I joint. I really love
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> > Lewis
> > writings and I 'm thinking of many possible ways to analize the
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> > books (you know which books). I really would like to have a
> > discussion
> > about the 5th book (it one of my favorites) for I do consider it
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> > the most elements to be related with the Bible. Please, if you are
> > interested contact me. Bye
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