Tag Archives: Voyage of the Dawn Treader

A Prophecy After it Happened; Or, How Children Shape the Future

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

While reading The Magician’s Nephew to my son, I blogged a couple of weeks ago about how “What We Believe is What We Become.” I don’t believe it is an absolute rule of human life–all of us change paths from … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, children's literature, Dufflepud, Hitler, Jadis, lion the witch and the wardrobe, nuclear bomb, science, Screwtape, The Last Battle, The Lion, the Witch, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, war | 5 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

What is a Star? The Ramandu Quote in “The Dawn Treader”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

With my seven-year-old I am reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C.S. Lewis’ third Narnian chronicle. Every time I read it, this scene jumps out at me both in its imaginative dept–“I am not so old now as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Eustace Scrubb, imagination, Jason Bateman, Mr. Magurium's Wonder Emporium, Natalie Portman, naturalism, Ramandu, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 33 Comments

Homage to C.S. Lewis in the Adventures of Tin Tin?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

On a treasured “Guys Night Out” recently, I took my 7 year old son to see The Adventures of Tintin, a mash of three or four Tin Tin books by dynamic duo Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Adventures of Tintin, C.S. Lewis, captain haddock, Peter Jackson, Stephen Spielberg, tin tin comics, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 1 Comment

And The Greatest of These…: A Review of C.S. Lewis’ Four Loves

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

The Four Loves is one of Lewis’ last Christian book and of his popular nonfiction, the one closest to his field of study. His Allegory of Love (1936) was the most popular of his work in literary criticism and was … Continue reading →