A rant for lycoris

[tallulahgs]

Personally, I find Caspian/Eustace slash a shocking blight on the Narnia fandom and a sad reflection of the slash-lover's grip on the fan world today. I find it an objectionable pairing because it invalidates CS Lewis's way in which we are meant to perceive Eustace.

It has already been stated that Eustace comes from a progressive family where they approve of fresh air, teetotalism and vegetarianism. He is also encouraged to read and understand about real life. Lewis demonstrates how Eustace rebels against these ideas by being converted by the magical world of Narnia.

I argue that Eustace's parents Harold and Alberta could quite well be pro-homosexuality - it would go with their progressive and atheistic outlook. Therefore associating slash with Eustace's CONVERSION is quite, quite wrong.

Every time you write Caspian/Eustace slash, God kills another centaur. Please, think of the centaurs.


Hmm... I think I just argued that CS Lewis was a homophobe... damn!

Comments

[tallulahgs]

Yeah, I read the Faraway Tree books - key text of my childhood.
I loved Puzzle. In a way that made the book harder to read. He so wanted to do the right thing, and didn't mean any harm ;_; and it all went wrong.
I don't know how I'd end it... I might have just stopped after Silver Chair (so we know Rilian has come back so Narnia is safe for the foreseeable future) or, if I had to have the Judgement Day, brought in OCs so that at least half the cast didn't suffer death at such a young day. And probably wouldn't have exiled Susan. But seeing as CS Lewis believed in Judgement Day, and I have issues with it, I probably wouldn't have done that... yeah, stopped after SC and avoid the issue completely. Yes.

[fox-in-sand.livejournal.com]

good plan! i agree, as i have big issues with any sort of judgement day. are there religious connations anywhere in SC or Prince Caspian? cause i haven't picked up on them in those books, although i try to ignore them when they're in t'others books so it may be me being unobservant!

[tallulahgs]

Lycoris said she heard SC is meant to be a warning against the evils of atheism ("There is no sun. There is no Aslan" etc) Prince Caspian... people turning from religion towards realism? I dunno... I should think there is but I don't know what. *wishes she still had access to The Narnia Companion*