On Feb 7, 11:42 pm, "mystique" <myste...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I'm not a literature student, so does anyone here recognize the
im****tance
> of this to the "Lost" mythology? I don't see it immediately, but there
HAS
> to be some significance here.
It's been a while since I read the Space Trilogy, and I can't say I
remember much about "That Hideous Strength" except that it borrowed
heavily from Arthurian legend, but I'll make some observations.
The "silent planet" of the first book is Earth, which is "silent"
because of the Fall of Man. Lewis postulates a solar system that has
otherwise not fallen, and is in communion with God and therefore with
each other. The antagonists of the series are scientists, but I don't
remember what they do or are trying to accomplish. The protagonists
are people of faith.
It can be said that the island is "silent". Is the reason for its
isolation physical, or could there be a spiritual or metaphysical
reason as well?
Like I said, just some thoughts. I'm guessing a CS Lewis reference is
not a reference to the Space Trilogy, but either the Chronicles of
Narnia or the man himself. Though I suppose a reference to "The
Screwtape Letters" is possible as well. ("Screwtape" is a series of
letters from one demon to an apprentice demon concerning how best to
tempt man.)
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