Elizabeth Rhein- C. S. Lewis in Context- Reading

In a section of this book, the author discusses similarities between the different books that Lewis had written in a section labeled the context of myth and history. The author, Doris Myers, begins by stating how each of the books, the chronicles of Narnia, Till We Have Faces, and The Pilgrim’s Recess are related to an island that was in actuality connected to the rest of the world. From this, she talks about how different characters from different books say that the way a person interacts and takes in certain experiences in their life, depends on the type of person they are. They also argue that facts are determined so if they can be verified. An example the author uses is the rule that it is wrong to steal. The only problem with this statement is that some people may have trouble determining what situations make an action stealing instead of borrowing or being given something. I guess this goes back to the fact that experiences are dependent on the person themselves. This way of thinking kind of goes with a paper I wrote that interpretation can change the morality of an action. That while one person may view an action as stealing another may see it as taking food because they needed it to stay alive, therefore making it acceptable. I also liked it when the author compares three books together in their relation to an island.