Tag Archives: bullying

On the Nobody Somebody Has Inside: C.S. Lewis and a Post About Bullying For Pink Shirt Day #pinkshirt

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

By all accounts, the famous children’s author C.S. Lewis was bullied badly in the English private school that he was subjected to as a child. His first school, Wynyard, had a bully as a headmaster. Robert Capron–nicknamed “Oldie” by Lewis … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged bullies, bullying, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Letters to an America Lady, Narnia, pink shirt, Pink Shirt Day, Surprised by Joy, the Narnian, Walter Hooper | 9 Comments

“I’d Rather be Damned than Go along With You!” The Big Man in The Great Divorce

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Readers here will know that I’ve blogged about bullying before. C.S. Lewis himself struggled with the culture of bullying at the schools he went to. In this intriguing chapter of The Great Divorce, published 70 years ago today, Lewis explores … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged bullying, C.S. Lewis, heaven, hell, Milton, Paradise Lost, The Great Divorce | 22 Comments

On the Nobody Somebody Has Inside: A Post About Bullying For Pink Shirt Day

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

By all accounts the famous children’s author, C.S. Lewis, was bullied badly in the English private school that he was subjected to as a child. His first school, Wynyard, had a bully as a headmaster. Robert Capron–nicknamed “Oldie” by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged bullies, bullying, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Letters to an America Lady, Narnia, Pink Shirt Day, Surprised by Joy, the Narnian, Walter Hooper | 4 Comments

A Letter Home to his Papy 100 Years Ago Today

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

After my Monday post about C.S. Lewis’ diary entry 90 years ago, a reader asked why I didn’t just go the distance and include a letter from 100 years ago. While I’m as much a fan of centenary celebrations as … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Lewis Biography | Tagged bullying, C.S. Lewis, History, letters, Malvern College, public school, Surprised by Joy, writing, Wyvern College | 4 Comments

On the Nobody Somebody Has Inside: A Post About Bullying For Pink Shirt Day

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Posted in Reflections | Tagged bullies, bullying, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Letters to an America Lady, Narnia, Pink Shirt Day, Surprised by Joy, the Narnian, Walter Hooper | 8 Comments

Narnian Pilgrims and The Evil of Middle Management

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

My son and I have just finished the fourth Chronicle of Narnia, The Silver Chair. Though it is perhaps the least layered book, with fewer mythic symbols woven into the fabric of the storyline, it is probably my favourite book … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged bullying, C.S. Lewis, dragon, Eustace Scrubb, evil, heaven, Jill Pole, Reflection on the Psalms, The Screwtape Letters, The Silver Chair, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 14 Comments

Bullies Then and Now: Bullying’s Effect on Everyday Life

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I’ve written on the struggles C.S. Lewis had growing up with bullies–it really was a lifelong struggle–and we see from time to time how Lewis captures the victim’s feelings in fiction, like when “Jill Pole was crying behind the gym” … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes | Tagged bullies, bullying, C.S. Lewis, current-events, cyber-bullying, Education, fagging, Jill Pole, Surprised by Joy | 12 Comments

“Jill Pole Was Crying Behind the Gym”: Bullying at the Experiment House

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I’ve written before about Lewis’ lifelong struggle with bullies, and my own reflection on what I think is at the core of bullying, but I just happened to read this passage today–a “pink shirt” day dedicated to stopping bullying. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged bullies, bullying, C.S. Lewis, Eustace Scrubb, pink shirt, The Silver Chair | 9 Comments

On the Nobody Somebody Has Inside: Lewis, Me, and Bullies

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

By all accounts, C.S. (Jack) Lewis was bullied badly in the English private school that he was subjected to as a child. His first school, Wynyard, had a headmaster as a bully. Robert Capron, nicknamed “Oldie” by the Lewis boys, … Continue reading →