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Till We Have Faces
Ten lessons have students explore the life of C. S. Lewis; examine the main characters; learn about rhetoric; analyze Orual's argument; study the plot's foundation in myth, the meaning of the title, and various symbols and ironies; and look at the philosophies in Lewis's nonfiction piece, The Four Loves. Activities involve participating in small- and large-group discussions, questioning, reading, problem solving, researching, critiquing, evaluating, and making presentations. Grades 9-12. (CFL166)
73 pages, Spiral-bound
First published January 30, 2006
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September 21, 2008
This book was really profound for me at a certain point in my life. Broadly, Lewis retells the story of Cupid and Psyche. However this book is much more than that. It examines the nature of love, obsession, and faith. It examines relationships between mortals and gods, fear and sacrifice, rebellion and submission.
The story is actually told from the point of view of Orual, the ugly sister. All Orual knows of gods is that they are frightening, incomprehensible, and demand blood sacrifices. She loves and cares for Psyche, but her love is a selfish one. When faced with the possibility of losing Psyche, she mourns not for Psyche but for herself, and she needs Psyche far more than Psyche needs her, which in the end is the ultimate betrayal. Orual cannot stand to see Psyche happy without her, so she does everything she can to sabotage Psyche's happiness.
Lewis tells Orual's journey, her fear, her doubt, her absolute sense of injustice and outrage, and at last she is given her chance to confront the gods themselves, accuse them and demand satisfaction.
It's an excellent novel, and Lewis paints a fascinating pre-Roman world, with its own politics and customs.
The story is actually told from the point of view of Orual, the ugly sister. All Orual knows of gods is that they are frightening, incomprehensible, and demand blood sacrifices. She loves and cares for Psyche, but her love is a selfish one. When faced with the possibility of losing Psyche, she mourns not for Psyche but for herself, and she needs Psyche far more than Psyche needs her, which in the end is the ultimate betrayal. Orual cannot stand to see Psyche happy without her, so she does everything she can to sabotage Psyche's happiness.
Lewis tells Orual's journey, her fear, her doubt, her absolute sense of injustice and outrage, and at last she is given her chance to confront the gods themselves, accuse them and demand satisfaction.
It's an excellent novel, and Lewis paints a fascinating pre-Roman world, with its own politics and customs.
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