I enjoyed this trilogy because it develops a new perspective of space. Everything is counter-intuitive. The way that C.S. Lewis describes spiritual beings is incredible. That they are always there, and we have to have the right perception to see them and notice them. Not to mention their spiritual beings (Elidila) see us as “translucent” and that their realm is more real than ours, even though they walk through ours like walking through walls. The way Lewis describes the sun is against common notion too. The sun is supposed to kill as one gets closer to it, but for Ransom it makes him live more. The way that the Ransom responds to the new world. For most it would look like it did for the other two characters, they would try to take advantage of it, and not see it for its own glory.
Even though I did not finish the trilogy I noticed such growth in all of the characters because of the maturity they were surrounded by. This is an interesting concept considering the maturity is what this world would consider dull and somewhat ancient, unsuffisticated. I would agree that often the most wise and mature are those that remember the basics, and stick to what is necessary, and do not add to the world with flowery excess. America has so much that is unnecessary and people have lost their wisdom because they’ve focused on materials not knowledge. Knowledge is only a means to things, and it has no further value in the U.S.
Monday, May 5, 2008
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