Background
“Son of Adam” and “Daughter of Eve” are the titles Lewis most often uses for human beings in Narnia. The phrases give ordinary humanity a kind of old, ceremonial dignity. They remind readers that the human race in these books is more than biological. It stands under a moral and spiritual history, one that includes fallenness, responsibility, and the possibility of kingship or queenship under Aslan.
How the race functions in Narnia
Humans in Narnia come from more than one place. Some arrive from our world, like Polly Plummer, Digory Kirke, and the Pevensies. Others belong to the neighboring countries of the Narnian world. What unites them is that they are human, capable of great nobility and terrible folly alike. Lewis often gives Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve a special place in prophecy, government, and the turning points of history.
Current character pages in this category
The following live character pages are currently filed under this race category:
- Alberta Scrubb
- Andrew Ketterley
- Anne Featherstone
- Betty
- Carter
- Col
- Cornelius
- Digory Kirke, The Professor
- Edith Jackie
- Edmund Pevensie
- Erlian
- Eustace Clarence Scrubb
- Frank
- Gumpas
- Harold Scrubb
- Helen
- Helen Pevensie
- Ivy
- Jill Pole
- Letitia Ketterley
- Lucy Pevensie
- Mabel Kirke
- Margaret
- Marjorie Preston
- Master Bowman
- Mrs. Lefay
- Mrs. Macready
- Old Sailor
- Peridan
- Peter Pevensie
- Pittencream
- Polly Plummer
- Prince
- Pug
- Rhince
- Rilian
- Rynelf
- Sarah
- Spivvins
- Susan Pevensie
- Tirian