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Favorite Narnia character besides Aslan

Postby rocklobster » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:17 am

OK, folks, time for you to name your favorite Narnia character. I'm excluding Aslan because he represents Jesus Christ, so it would seem everyone would pick him.
I'd pick Reepicheep. I like how he's so small, but so brave and loyal. Plus the scene where he's playing chess with Lucy in Voyage of the Dawn Treader is pretty funny.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:30 am

Lemme see... Caspian was quite a likeable character, as was Puddleglum (I mean, he's this frog-person after all, and the name "Marsh-Wiggle" is amusing^^). All I can think of at the moment...
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Postby mitsuki lover » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:50 am

Lucy.She's the sweetest character and is always in most of the action until it switches over to Jill and Eustace in The Silver Chair.(except of course
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Postby MorwenLaicoriel » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:31 pm

Edmund. I really like his story--how he starts off as a spoiled brat, and then becomes a hero. Gives hope to us all, I think. ^^
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Postby rocklobster » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:42 pm

Edmund is such a great character because he shows that you can screw up royally and God will still love you.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:44 pm

rocklobster wrote:Edmund is such a great character because he shows that you can screw up royally and God will still love you.


Eustace has a similar story as well. And it's amusing to see how they change as a person later on, after their bad experiences.
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Postby USSRGirl » Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:37 pm

Jadis/The White Witch and/or Maugrim

She's a great dictator!! And who couldn't love a puppy-eyed secret police chief, eh???

I don't much like any of the kids, but if I had to pick one group of Narnia brats it would be Shasta and Aravis or Jill and Eustace. Jill and Eustace are like a mini Mark and Jane Studdock.
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Postby Puguni » Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:00 pm

I always thought that Beaver family was awesome. :] I also like Mr. Tumnus. :0!
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Postby RedMage » Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:57 pm

Reepicheep.
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Postby Alice » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:19 pm

Lucy in the first book. Reepicheep later. ^^; *weasels out of question*
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Postby MorwenLaicoriel » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:59 pm

Oh! I forgot about Mr. Tumnus! I love him, too.
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Postby Raiden no Kishi » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:09 pm

I'm going with Edmund and Reepicheep.

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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:27 pm

Puddleglum - because he's really funny and an old round wet blanket. Loyal to a fault.
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Postby bigsleepj » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:51 pm

I like Eustace Clarance Scrubb as a character. And Edmond. And Puddleglum.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:09 pm

Eustace is pretty awesome, as is Jill. Jadis is great in The Magician's Nephew.
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Postby rocklobster » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:17 am

MorwenLaicoriel wrote:Oh! I forgot about Mr. Tumnus! I love him, too.

Aw, Mr Tumnus is such a loveable satyr! I've always wondered if C. S. Lewis based him on the Greek god Pan. That may explain his panpipes.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:03 pm

Does anyone like Susan?
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Postby Genma » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:50 pm

I think Susan may be the character everyone who has read the entire series fears most. She is the one who knew and followed Aslan, but rejected him in the end. I think, as we follow the allegory Lewis has created, we all fear to some extent whether a great fear or just a minimal passing concern, that we might fall to the same temptation. In some way we fear the unforgivable sin: the ultimate and final rejection of the grace God so generously pours out on us. But be encouraged that as long as you have that concern you are not in danger of this rejection. However, I believe it may explain why we are uncomfortable with Susan.

Incidentally, my favorite character is Lucy.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:49 pm

I never related to Susan or liked her, but the movie Susan is much better.
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Postby DeepMagicMan » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:53 pm

rocklobster wrote:OK, folks, time for you to name your favorite Narnia character. I'm excluding Aslan because he represents Jesus Christ, so it would seem everyone would pick him.
I'd pick Reepicheep. I like how he's so small, but so brave and loyal. Plus the scene where he's playing chess with Lucy in Voyage of the Dawn Treader is pretty funny.



Hmmm my favorite character would have to be Puddleglum because he is allways negative about things and he is especially funny when he gets drunk.

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Postby rocklobster » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:52 am

johnyouth wrote:I think Susan may be the character everyone who has read the entire series fears most. She is the one who knew and followed Aslan, but rejected him in the end. I think, as we follow the allegory Lewis has created, we all fear to some extent whether a great fear or just a minimal passing concern, that we might fall to the same temptation. In some way we fear the unforgivable sin: the ultimate and final rejection of the grace God so generously pours out on us. But be encouraged that as long as you have that concern you are not in danger of this rejection. However, I believe it may explain why we are uncomfortable with Susan.

Incidentally, my favorite character is Lucy.

I don't really fear her, I pity her. I think the main reason she failed was because, as C. S. Lewis suggests, she grew up too fast. Remember, Jesus said that only those who are like children can enter Heaven. I take it to mean that we must hold on to that childhood innocense we all share as much as possible, as illustrated by that beautiful song "I Hope You Dance".
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Postby RedMage » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:18 am

Oh dear, here we go with the "Susan goes to hell" business again.
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Postby USSRGirl » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:55 am

XD Susan was always a rather annoying and insecure person. Obssessed with what people though of her instead of what God thought of her.

Tumnus... ugh... I hate that guy.... >.>;; I wouldn't let my kids hang out with a weird faun like him.
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Postby KBMaster » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:02 pm

Reepicheep all the way!
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Postby mitsuki lover » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:11 pm

My question simply was,Does anyone like Susan?It wasn't to start a debate,I honestly want to know if there are Narnia fans who like Susan.
I think there are a lot of good things about her,for example she was the one that
was given the bow and arrow and the magic horn,throughout the rest of the series it is referred to as Queen Susan's Horn.
Certainly she had the potential of nobility in her.Perhaps the deaths of her parents and brothers and sister in the Real World acted as a wake up call for her.We will never know.
btw:If Susan had died in the train wreck it would have been noted.
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Postby Genma » Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:36 pm

I am sorry I caused all this debate I was simply offering an opinion.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:29 pm

There are many Susan fans on NarniaWeb.com

But I don't see the fuss. Some people just can't tolerate that C.S. was using her character to illustrate that even people of faith can fall away from God if they don't keep trusting in Him. It's there for a reason.
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Postby Tenshi no Ai » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:14 pm

Having just started The Last Battle today, I can certainly name a character I hate (so, being at the other end of the spectrum): that horrible ape Shift! Ug, I HATE that thing (C.S. Lewis did desribe him as physically, as what described his nature). And I feel really bad for poor Puzzle, being dragged into everything, even though it was wrong... I do like the bond between Rilian and Jewel (although it is sort of an odd name for a male^^)
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Postby rocklobster » Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:25 am

Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:There are many Susan fans on NarniaWeb.com

But I don't see the fuss. Some people just can't tolerate that C.S. was using her character to illustrate that even people of faith can fall away from God if they don't keep trusting in Him. It's there for a reason.

I agree. I believe that was his intention. To remind us that we all fall short.
Oh, and johnyouth, don't apologize. Your point was so enlightening.
I think the most terrifying Narnia character was definitely the witch in the Silver Chair. When she cast her spell and made everyone forget Narnia and where they came from, it really sent shivers up my spine. Especially when she kept insisting they were wrong and they began to fall for it so easily.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:19 pm

I think the most pathetic character was the Carolmene Prince who later became
the Tisroc at the end of The Horse And His Boy because Aslan had to resort to turning him into a donkey to teach him a valuable but humiliating lesson.
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