When Jack got rid of Susie

[chris777]

C.S. Lewis, also known as Jack, gets rid of Susan Pevensie in "The Last Battle." Some people, including myself, were sad about him getting rid of her and I dont see why he did although he must've had good reasons. Susan gets all wrapped up in this world and tires of the "childish games" she used to play with her brothers and sister. I think Jack once said to somebody about the fate of poor Susan, that she has become a really silly person but that perhaps someday she might get to Aslan's Kingdom her own way. If she does get to Aslan's Contry and reunites with her family, I see her at the reunion as being somewhat like how Mr. Scrooge was when he went to go see his nephew after he had been visited by the three spirits and became all Santa Clause like. You know, the nephew that Mr. Scrooge is always brushing off, when he becomes a nice person he goes and sees his nephew, I see that same thing perhaps happening to Susan when she gets to Aslan's kingdom. Sadly Jack never finished the story of Susan and sometimes I wish he didn't get rid of her and make her all muggle-like, she more or less becomes like the Dursleys. Oh well, it would be nice if he had finished her story.

[crysis]

I think the point was to provide commentary on how people grow up and put aside their fantasies in order to have more time to devote to the demands of society. C.S. Lewis' further point was that the demands of society are silly and, in your words, muggle-like. Once a person has left their dreams so far behind, it's hard for them to reunite with them.

On the other hand, though, a relativist would say that your viewpoint is a selfish one. If Susan finds that she can pursue happiness in the real world and no longer needs Narnia to satisfy her, then shouldn't that be an occasion to praise her for finding something that makes her happy? At no point does Lewis insinuate that Susan is displeased with her lot in life. In fact, he strengthens her position by showing how deliberate her choice to leave Narnia behind was.

Anyway, by the seventh book, the Narnia series had really gone downhill in its writing style and its inane insistence on recreating Biblical moments. Susan got out while the getting was good, in my opinion.