Of islands and apples

[Korora]

[A#minor]

Why do you say that? There are no golden gates to go in by at the Deathwater or Dark Islands, and there's no fruit there to steal.

[Korora]

How many people have really wanted some means to make their own gold, or a place for "dreams" to come true? A lot. And remember Reepicheep said Deathwater was a place with a curse on it.

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[David]

[Messenger_of_Eden]

[David]

[quote="Messenger_of_Eden"]Well I can see a correlation, though perhaps not intended by Jack. The poem at the Gate of Aslan's Garden is a warning that if we seek the fruit for another's good, then we are welcome, so long as we come by the gate; indeed service to one in need is invitation by Aslan to take the fruit, and a guest invited enters by the front door. quote]

I don't know how directly Jack intended it to be correlated to the Bible. But . . . I remember when Digory goes in, Jadis is there and has eat an apple. She does live forever, but she is a curse not a blessing. This reminds me of the Parable of the Good Shepherd. Jadis came in by "another way," and is not the shepherd, doesn't care for the sheep . . . there are lots of allegorical suggestions here. Maybe Lewis is not alluding to them directly but he is at least evoking them.

[jo]

[Ringil]

[wingedllama]

[Stanley Anderson]

[carol]

*grabs wooden spoon out of Stanley's hand, as he is stirring too much...

[jo]

Oh I can't resist this ;). I think that if it was really possible to get Jadis back, that would have somehow negated Aslan's power you know? I mean he killed her, he thought that she was dead and he should have known ;)

[Monica]

[jo]

I would say no :). but it does suggest that the Lady of the Green Girtle is not the White Witch.

[Stanley Anderson]