Class Year
2021
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2017
Department 1
First Year Seminar
Abstract
Critics of C.S. Lewis argue that his misogyny is present in his portrayal of female characters. While Lewis himself was self-contradictory in his attitudes towards women, his depictions of female characters in The Chronicles of Narnia are both realistic and progressive. Both the male and female characters throughout the series demonstrate individual strengths and weaknesses that are not dependent on their gender. The criticism against Lewis focuses on his treatment of Susan, especially regarding her being the only child not to return to Narnia at the end of the series. Unlike what the critics argue, however, Susan is not excluded simply for her sexuality.
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Recommended Citation
Schilling, Emma G., "What About Susan? Gender in Narnia" (2017). Student Publications. 572.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/572
Included in
Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons, Literature in English, British Isles Commons, Women's Studies Commons
Comments
Written for FYS 191-4: Through the War-drobe: The Words and Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.