The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Chapter 5 “The Storm and What Came of It”
C.S. Lewis Read-Along, Vol. 3, Issue 6
Chapter 5 “The Storm and What Came of It”
Background: What makes the Narnia books compelling is that they capture both the magical and the mundane villains. We find witches and monsters but also brats and bores. C.S. Lewis felt the best place to start when creating a literary villain was in his own heart.
Foreground: The first pangs of loneliness for Eustace signal growth. He’s not there yet, but the realization that he wants to be with others is a hesitant and stumbling first step. Even if he’s lost on the island, Eustace is finally on the right path.
Quote: “But he didn’t enjoy himself, or not for very long. He began, almost for the first time in his life, to feel lonely.”
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