Lewis Scholar Devin Brown Writes about Characters in Dawn Treader

C.S. Lewis scholar Dr. Devin Brown has written an awesome article about the main characters in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The characters that he has chosen to highlight are Eustace, Reepicheep, Aslan, and Lucy. It’s a rather long entry, but it is well worth reading to learn about the characters in this story. One thing to be aware of is that there are some major story spoilers. If you have not read the book and are planning on just seeing the film, you’ll want to avoid reading this until after.

Here is a brief excerpt:

Character #1—Eustace. Jesus explained to his followers that He came to seek and to save those who are lost. And like Edmund early in the first story, Eustace is a young boy who is definitely on the wrong path. In fact when we meet him, Eustace has been on the wrong path for so long that he can see no other—in his eyes, he does no wrong. Edmund refers to his cousin as a “record stinker” and this is putting Eustace’s spiritual condition mildly.

Friends? Lewis tells us he has none. Happiness? Eustace knows only one kind: bossing and bullying others, provided they are either smaller or weaker than he is or too good to fight back. But even while Eustace is this record stinker, Aslan loves him and will not abandon him to a life which leads to misery in the short term and to destruction in the end. Through a magical painting which comes to life at just the right moment, much as the wardrobe did, Eustace is brought kicking and complaining into Narnia.

Read the rest at Samaritan’s Purse

Be sure to check out his book Inside The Voyage of the Dawn Treader which will be in stores this fall!