by Sheroo of Stormness Head » May 5th, 2010, 1:05 am
Hi nhealing,
There are indeed several references to the magical air of Narnia, and here are a couple more references: In PC, the air is mentioned in reference to working on Edmund when he is dueling the DLF. The magical air worked on him so that "all his old battles came back to him." Another place where I think it is indirectly mentioned later in Chapter 10 when he writes: "Of course, if the children had attempted a journey like this a few days ago in England, they would have been knocked up. I think I have explained before how Narnia was altering them." The way he's explained it before is because of the air, right? Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
Oh, and in LB, at the beginning of chapter 6, the magical air is again mentioned: "He was surprised at the strength of both the children: in fact they both seemed to be already much stronger and bigger and more grown-up than they had been when he first met them a few hours before. It is one of the effects which Narnian air often has on visitors from our world."
While the air is magical, it's not nearly as fresh as the air in Aslan's country, which is stated in SC by Aslan himself: "Here on the mountain, the air is clear and your mind is clear; as you drop down into Narnia, the air will thicken."
You know, I noticed, that in contrast, the air of Charn talked about: "the wind that blew in their faces was cold, yet somehow stale." I think it is really interesting how C.S. Lewis really shows how dead Charn is even in the air, compared to Narnia, which is full of life, even in the air.
That's all that I can think of right now, but if I think (or see in the book) more, I'll post them. I'm looking forward to seeing the other references that people find!
Sheroo of Stormness Head