You should totally read "Dust" by bedlamsbard, it's an AU of TLB that doesn't do both of these things at the same time, but it does do a lot of the second thing. Um. I'm pretty sure my ideas about Peter at this point in time in the books in particular have been influenced by her characterizations. I don't think I agree with every point of her interpretation, but I agree with a lot of it, and damn is she persuasive. The entire thing so far is available here on DW (http://bedlamsbard.dreamwidth.org/410335.html).
Not a "happily ever after" where they stay united and she remains a Friend to Narnia, but a story in which her fall (after having been pushed) is foregrounded as the betrayal that hasn't been paid for. There's something terrible in that idea, and I would pay money to see somebody explore it.
Yeah, I do find it a really compelling idea. I think one of the things that bothers me about Lewis' treatment of Susan is how perfunctory it is; that passage I quote is literally 95% of the discussion of her in the entire book. If you're going to do this, C.S. Lewis, you should damn well have done it all the way. Someone I know is working on something similar but not quite the same, if/when she finishes it I will let you know.
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Date: 2011-03-29 23:52 (UTC)Not a "happily ever after" where they stay united and she remains a Friend to Narnia, but a story in which her fall (after having been pushed) is foregrounded as the betrayal that hasn't been paid for. There's something terrible in that idea, and I would pay money to see somebody explore it.
Yeah, I do find it a really compelling idea. I think one of the things that bothers me about Lewis' treatment of Susan is how perfunctory it is; that passage I quote is literally 95% of the discussion of her in the entire book. If you're going to do this, C.S. Lewis, you should damn well have done it all the way. Someone I know is working on something similar but not quite the same, if/when she finishes it I will let you know.