Background
Gnomes in the Chronicles are closely associated with the underworld, hidden labor, and the darker spaces beneath Narnia. In The Silver Chair, they help give Underland its own society rather than making it feel like a single villain’s lair.
How the race functions in Narnia
Lewis uses gnomes to make the underground realm feel inhabited, weary, and politically complex. Some serve evil out of fear or habit, while others are waiting for freedom they barely remember.
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