I really need to read Diane Duane--I've had so many recs for them.
I know that Lewis intended them to be Christian, but I didn't read them that way as a kid, and I'm still not emotionally convinced by that allegorical edge
They are in a really weird place, I think.
Jacques' stories aren't that morally complex, I think
I think that's my big issue with them. He justifies a lot of things in them to make a not-morally-complex point, and I think that's insulting to the audience (and perhaps harmful). Part of the reason I've always had a problem with good vs evil fantasy is that the real world is not black and white, it's complex--and I feel that fantasy, including (especially?) fantasy for kids should be a lens for addressing emotional and social realities. I don't think oversimplifying does anyone a service.
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I know that Lewis intended them to be Christian, but I didn't read them that way as a kid, and I'm still not emotionally convinced by that allegorical edge
They are in a really weird place, I think.
Jacques' stories aren't that morally complex, I think
I think that's my big issue with them. He justifies a lot of things in them to make a not-morally-complex point, and I think that's insulting to the audience (and perhaps harmful). Part of the reason I've always had a problem with good vs evil fantasy is that the real world is not black and white, it's complex--and I feel that fantasy, including (especially?) fantasy for kids should be a lens for addressing emotional and social realities. I don't think oversimplifying does anyone a service.