Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Chapter 16

They return to Cair Paravel to see King Caspian’s return.  Prince Rilian embraces his father just before he dies.  Prince Rilian will be the new king of Narnia.  Aslan takes Jill and Eustace back to Aslan’s Country where they see King Caspian lying in the water.  Aslan resurrects him with a drop of his own blood.   Caspian is once again a young man.  Eustace and Caspian greet each other warmly.  Aslan tells Jill and Eustace that the next time they come to Aslan’s country they will have come to stay.  Aslan allows Caspian to return to England with Eustace and Jill for five minutes to teach the bullies a lesson.  The reaction of the bullies and the schoolmistress seeing the lion causes a huge change in the school

The bullies deserved every minute of what they got.  It's interesting how C.S. Lewis has that Caspian is raised from the dead with a drop of Aslan's blood.  It's also interesting that Aslan says that most people have died including Aslan himself.  This is of course referring to Christ's death for us.  By His death and resurrection we live.

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