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This must have inspired the Talisman a little

A bear throwing a bee hive into Uncle Andrew's face was the funniest thing that happened

Lewis doesn't seem to have much faith in the human race

Aslan seems really into monarchies, which I guess makes sense, Christianity is all about kings and so is England

Dwarves seem traditional in their blacksmithing abilities

The witch makes a great point, what the hell has aslan done for digory? Why is he just doing his bidding?

The ridiculous errand aslan sends digory on ..

Of course the first evil of Narnia is a woman

Since there's all this son of Adam nonsense does that mean that Christianity is both real and allegorical at the same time in this book? And that Aslan knows about Christianity and also he's a Jesus stand-in?

I'm not sure we needed so much time spent on the animals trying to decide if Uncle Andrew was a tree or not (they decided he was)

Uncle Andrew can imagine a panther having a sarcastic face but not animals talking

CS Lewis out of context: “You don’t happen to have a bit of that white stuff about you, I suppose?” said the Horse. “No. I’m afraid I haven’t,” said Digory.

The cabbie is waxing poetically about country life, definitely British post industrial revolution romanticism

Aslan does seem to prefer the males of the species

The creatures say "We hear and obey." Aslan is their Creator and Master

Ah, I see Uncle Andrew is representing everything terrible about the British empire as he drools over what millions the fresh born Narnia can bring him

Every time Digory resists Uncle Andrew's evil, Uncle Andrew tells him what a naughty, ill -behaved little boy he is, using his authority as an adult to make it seem like Digory is the wrong one

“Stop!” cried the Witch. “Stand back. No, further back. If anyone goes within ten paces of either of the children, I will knock out his brains.”

She does get all the best lines

The evil magicians are not interested in being around magical Jesus lion

Uncle Andrew does not like the mysterious voice of creation

OMG Uncle Andrew is scum, wanting to abandon the horse, the innocent cabbie, and Polly in addition to the witch

Oh of course, now that everything's gone to shit he's no longer a great magician, it's all his godmother's fault! Blame a woman!

It's stunning how much havoc one determined woman can cause in Victorian London

Ah, another person who feels they know what's best for the ladies

I like that Polly routinely points out Digorys failings and expects him to apologize