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The chapter dramatizes one of Lewis's deepest themes: that genuine spiritual perception is individual and cannot be transferred to others by argument — Lucy must hold her vision against the reasonable doubts of people she loves and respects
Read Chapter 9 of Prince Caspian with your family. Find the scene where Lucy tells the others she has seen Aslan and tries to convince them to follow where he is leading — but they refuse. Choose 2-4 ...
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Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of this chapter. What were the most important moments? What made them important — and how do you know?
Discussion Questions
- Lucy sees Aslan, but no one else in the group can see him. She tells the truth, but they choose to go a different way. Is this a failure of Lucy's communication, a failure of the others' perception, or something else entirely? What does the chapter suggest about why some people see things others cannot?
- Edmund is the only person who partly supports Lucy. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Edmund was the one who lied about Narnia and refused to believe Lucy. How does his past experience shape his response here? What has Edmund learned that the others have not?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
To become aware of something through your senses that others may not notice
Item 2
The larger number of people in a group, more than half
Item 3
To reject an idea without taking it seriously
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