Wow, I just reread Caspian the other day, and I don't remember Susan vibing with Caspian at all; I mean, all the Pevensies liked Caspian, but there was no shippiness.
And shame about the evangelism, as I feel like in the book it's appropriately ... I don't know what the right word is, but, like, there's the theme that one should trust in Aslan and in his people (e.g., trust that the Horn worked and wait for help to come rather than resurrecting Jadis, follow Lucy even when you can't see Aslan yourself), and there are lots of Christian allusions that are obvious if you have that cultural background, but it didn't feel excessively sledgehammery to me.
The Telmarines were descended from pirates from our world, so I can see where the 16th/17th century Spaniard idea comes from, though it's not one I would have thought of. It seems kind of cheap to make them so obviously Foreign (Evil) Conquerors, but I suppose I shouldn't expect subtlety and nuance.
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Date: 2008-05-13 02:42 pm (UTC)And shame about the evangelism, as I feel like in the book it's appropriately ... I don't know what the right word is, but, like, there's the theme that one should trust in Aslan and in his people (e.g., trust that the Horn worked and wait for help to come rather than resurrecting Jadis, follow Lucy even when you can't see Aslan yourself), and there are lots of Christian allusions that are obvious if you have that cultural background, but it didn't feel excessively sledgehammery to me.
The Telmarines were descended from pirates from our world, so I can see where the 16th/17th century Spaniard idea comes from, though it's not one I would have thought of. It seems kind of cheap to make them so obviously Foreign (Evil) Conquerors, but I suppose I shouldn't expect subtlety and nuance.