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Re: Fantasy series & anime music (was Re: [CW] Pawel and Craig - please clear up this confusion!)
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Sat, 12 Feb 2000 05:02:56 GMT
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Shiri wrote:
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> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > Jeff Stembel wrote:
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> > Followups going to off-topic.fun cos this is getting way out there • from .castle...
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> > > In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > > > Jeff Stembel wrote:
> > Well, they are 'kids books'. Depends on how young you were. Now, I suspect
> > it'd
> > be whether you were willing to put up with the obvious Christian allegory - I
> > know
> > a lot of people get frustrated with that, but
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> I hate that allegory.
> I was really disappointed with that when some girl told me about this. Being
> Jewish, I never even thought of that, but it does make sense.
Considering that Lewis was an incredibly devout, er, whatever-he-was - (Anglican?
Or Catholic?) like Tolkien, it's really not surprising to think about it.
And I agree, it's a cracking good read anyway. (And I personally like many
of the morals and such presented in it better than a lot of the ones that
pass for 'Christian' these days.)
And, like all the *best* allegories, you can still read it and ignore that
level and have fun.
Another book I'm reading now, (which I'm fairly certain is at least partially
allegorical, although I don't know enough about Taoism or Buddhism to figure
it out) is the _Journey to the West_. And the story is good enough that I can
set aside the allegorical level and just enjoy it for what it is.
J
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