What I think the Chronicles of Narnia really represents is every child’s desire to get away from this world that has so many expectations, and can be so dull, and to discover a world where even though things may be difficult…the world revolves around you. Even though Narnia is a place belonging to Aslan, the stories are revolving around the children. What child wouldn’t want a magical world that revolved around them? The myth may give us a glimpse into a world that helps us better understand our world. But doesn’t it at the same time set children up for the disappointment that our world isn’t really that great? Is it is more like Chesterton suggests that it is the magical world that helps us remember and appreciate the mundane in our own world?
I cannot help but think that most people will never see the silver lining.. they will never realize that the magical is supposed to get us to appreciate the natural. I would offer that in most cases people will just wish they had what they don’t. Especially in America. That is what this culture is all about, the grass is always greener on the other side. The idea in America is that you can never have enough, and there is always something greater to get. Wouldn’t it be more practical for children to learn that sometimes life is hard and that is the reality. In the Chronicles the children run away from their hardship, they get to leave the war and the heart ache and find a magical world. But, reality is that most children have to go through the war and face the heart ache.
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