Edmund & Eustace, Not who they seem!

WillsGirl

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Okay, most people freak when they hear some of my favorite characters in Narnia are Edmund and Eustace, "Why them? The Traitor and the Ass?"
I don't think it's that simple.
Edmund was upset about a lot of things. The War, his father, the fact that Peter and Susan were taking over as his parents and no matter what he couldn't be mature in Peter's eyes. He was going about it all wrong yes but when you see that he was caught in his moments of weakness to me, it doesn't seem so bad. And he didn't REALLY know what the witch had planned for the others.
As for Eustace, he was brought up in a spoiled family, he was an only and as such, did not know how to act. When you read his entrys in TDT you notice that his side of the story is all different. He doesn't seem to KNOW he is the enemy until he is a dragon, and then they are both so changed and redeemed but it is not easy! I love that it is not easy for them to be saved.

Any thoughts? Comments?
 
I love them both, Edmund is my second favorite character, and I was Eustace the second time I took the Narnia Quiz to see which character you're most like! :D
 
I personally agree with WillsGirl; but, I would have to say that Edmund is my fave!
I like the fact that I can relate to him; ulike not being able to relate to a Gentle Queen, or Valiant Queen, or even a Magnifecent King.
But, Edmund......He's Just. :D

Sofia
 
I think I have gotten Ed mostly because I AM the second youngest in my family and I HATE it when my older sister starts acting like my mom! and I struggle a lot with where I am supposed to be in my family, and I try not to be bitter like Ed but that's just on a rough day.
I'm also VERY much like Peter because I am the oldest in my group of friends and tend to be very protective and leader-like.
So it's like a mixture and I just LOVE how Lewis describes such redemption and change with these characters!
 
Yeah, I like Edmund and Eustace because of their complexity of character. Just for the record, I don't think it's weird at all to have Edmund or Eustace as you favourite character, especially if you've read the other books. The same goes for Susan, really. In fact, you can make the case that Susan was "worse" than the two boys. She constantly wants to turn back or away from Narnia, even after she sees it for herself, whereas with Edmund and Eustace, once they discover the truth, they go for it full steam ahead. That's wonderful character development and you really see that they both have a heart of gold in the end!

One other side note: to us Christians on this forum, our story is far more like Edmund's and Eustace's than someone like Lucy or Peter. You really are able to identify with Edmund in particular, because you see Aslan doing for Edmund what Jesus has done for all of us-die for our "sins": treachery, being a traitor, liar, obnoxious, disobedient, and devious. He took that nature away and gave us a new nature, just like what happened with Edmund the Just!
 
Edmund's_Queen said:
I personally agree with WillsGirl; but, I would have to say that Edmund is my fave!
I like the fact that I can relate to him; ulike not being able to relate to a Gentle Queen, or Valiant Queen, or even a Magnifecent King.
But, Edmund......He's Just. :D

Sofia
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I agree! I am just too. We went to a place called Young AmeriTowne where kids get to have "jobs" for a day. If you wanted to be the judge, you had to run in an election. I won the election for Judge! that was completely random.
 
I love Edmund! Of course, I just got done with The Dawn Treader, so I am not really close to Eustace. When I read the other books, (I've only read LWW, Prince Caspian and Dawn Treader) I will more and likely get close to him.

My fav. characters:
Edmund
Lucy
Peter
Mr. Tumnus
 
I dont think its weird that they are your favorite characters. I personelly do not have favorites(amongst the more main characters I tend to go for the less well known characters) Charn_Tim I agree with you about Ed and Eustace, their story is a lot like those of us who are christians, storys. I have acctually never really been able to pick amongst the Pevensies, or among the main characters of the other books. I also really like Su, I can relate to her in a lot of ways, I can relate to most of the characters I think.

Anyway My favorites are:
Wimmbleweather
Rumblebuffin
Reepicheep(DUH!)
and Peepicheep
 
Edmund was a traitor, Eustace was an ass, no excuses.

Both were forgiven and both changed themselves for the better.
A lot of people identify with that, that's why they are many times a favorite character.

-Austin
 
Willsgirl - I'm afraid this is completely unrelated to the thread but I have played the piece of music shown in your banner but can't remember what it is called. Do you know? Is it Haydn?
 
CSLewisFan said:
Edmund was a traitor, Eustace was an ass, no excuses.

Both were forgiven and both changed themselves for the better.
A lot of people identify with that, that's why they are many times a favorite character.

-Austin
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Very simply put... but it does make a lot of sence.

Elfjad ~ I sent you a PM. ;)
 
I like the fact that Edmund (and the young man who brings him to life) reminds us all that even if you're the black sheep, you're still a part of the flock. And the wool of the black sheep is just as warm (from "The Sound of Music").

And Eustace reminds us that even after a life-transforming event, like being turned into a dragon and subsequently restored by Aslan, the journey doesn't end. Eustace still has his difficult days, but he grows steadily closer to the person he was created to be.

But the other characters have valuable lessons as well...

Lucy reminds us that even the good-hearted among us will stumble, and also that our Creator sometimes requires that we follow Him, even if everyone else walks the other way. And in that special moment where she encounters Aslan at the magician's house, she reminds us that real beauty lies within us.

Susan reminds us that it's not enough to begin well, we have to remain in the race to the end. Some of us will dance across the finish line, and others of us will collapse across it, but to drop out is to truly lose.

Diggory reminds us that a moment's bad decision can have long-lasting repercussions, and that we can and frequently will be held responsible for them, and called upon to try to undo what we have done.

Still working on the others...
 
Aslan_Crusader said:
I had a question how old is Edmund in the voyage? :p :confused:
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12, according to the timeline.

I know it's been said, but people relate more to Ed and Eustace because they seem human. They have faults and don't seem to be the perfect little children, like Lucy. Susan is also like this and (I think) Reepicheep, who is a little too obsessed with honour...
 
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