I’m late to the Narnia party.

Growing up, I read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. I even read it more than once. However, I was never able to get into the other books; despite many attempts (I can hear the gasps of horror from my Blog readers now). I also, having grown up in a non-religious household, never realized that Aslan was a Christ figure.

Cedric enjoyed reading some of the books (and once told me he knew the allegory), as we’d read “The Lion” and listened to “The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’” on a road trip once. For Pascha a year or two ago, I bought him the Single volume Chronicles that is in the “new order”


Putting aside the debate of which order is better, I picked the book up to read in advance of the movie and have been enjoying the book thoroughly. Of course now that I’m Orthodox, I find the Aslan figure fascinating (and yes, the allegory is indeed obvious) and am zipping through them, I’m just about done with Prince Caspian.

It was appropriate that I found Rebekah’s blogpost today about “Which character are you” and like her was Lucy.


You have a strong sense of responsibility toward others and a deep respect for other people, even strangers, though you are not always sure what the best course of action is. You are Lucy, the brave child who who is wise beyond her years and kind to all she meets.

I also found a wonderful article by Kh. Frederica
Mathewes-Green about CS Lewis, most of it was new information to me.

The weather here is downright Narnian, so I look forward to finishing the book this weekend. Let me know what you think, and which character you are.