PG-13 Illustration in The Last Battle? | Talking Beasts

Talking Beasts: The Narnia Podcast

The Last Battle is a dark final turn for The Chronicles of Narnia. In chapter 2 alone, we begin with the murder of the trees at Lantern Waste and end with the main characters committing murder. Is this all this too much of a departure from the rest of the books? Listen to the conversation and then post a comment below! (Discussion about the above illustration begins at 7:53)

Also check out The Lamp-post Listener’s discussion about The Last Battle.

“Let there be wicked kings and beheadings, battles and dungeons, giants and dragons, and let villains be soundly killed at the end the book. Nothing will persuade me that this causes an ordinary child any kind or degree of fear beyond what it wants, and needs, to feel.”

C.S. Lewis, On Three Ways of Writing for Children

Watch the post-show chatter about Star Wars.

Rilian, Gymfan, Glumpuddle

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