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Chapter 5 pairs the Professor's famous logical argument with the physical shock of four children discovering Narnia together — both passages reward careful copying for different reasons (precision of thought vs. precision of sensation).
Read Chapter 5 and choose two to four sentences from the Professor's conversation with Peter and Susan. Look for the passage where he lays out his three possibilities — lying, mad, or telling the trut...
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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
- The Professor argues that since Lucy does not tell lies and is not mad, she must be telling the truth about Narnia. Peter and Susan find this reasoning surprising — they expected an adult to dismiss Lucy's story, not defend it. What makes the Professor different from the kind of adult Peter and Susan expected, and what does Lewis suggest about the relationship between age and open-mindedness?
- The Professor asks Peter a sharp question: why do you assume that real things are there all the time? This challenges a basic assumption most people hold — that real places do not appear and disappear. What is the Professor really asking Peter to reconsider about the nature of reality, and do you think his point is fair?
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Using careful thought to figure out what is true or what to do
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Leaning toward a particular belief or action
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Existing apart from something else, on its own
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