I've not gotten into colonialism in a big way (yet) for India and its impact upon the Pevensies and their Narnian view of colonial oppression are for Part 3. I had no idea you were Indian by culture/background. I have another reader, Renata, who has been helping me and eeep! I am so excited! Another brain to pick!
Btw, Narnian ideas of colonialism get completely turned on their head in TQSiT, with the Calormene-Americans being anti-colonial in contrast to the Narnian/British. Also, I do dance about this a bit in the hints of how the Four chose to deal with the Lone Islands. I've been meaning for some time to change parts of Chapter 1 of TQSiT to reflect the fact that Edmund and Lucy really aren't all that happy with how Caspian dealt with the Lone Islands and that his precipitous acts might just make it worse.
The Lone Islands Edmund/Morgan story is where I really intended to explore notions of colonialism and juxtapose that on to the British experience. Edmund even reflects on the irony that High King Peter might be joining the Quit India movement -- which is not actually far fetched at all in this verse where they all do have anti-colonial views, for all that they were monarchs -- though I'm still toying with Susan there. This is, in fact, the whole point in introducing Evil Banker Morgan in BRD. The Pevensies might have marched into the Lone Islands and, based on their own British imperial backgrounds, started rearranging things to their satisfaction, thinking they were doing the right thing, white man's burden and all that. Morgan is the one who puts the brakes on it in BRD with a, don't be stupid or you are going to have a HUGE problem on your hands. In other words, yes, I've thought about it (a bit) and intended to deal with a lot more, for how can you not deal with the death of colonialsm in a Spare Oom story? This is a huge thematic element of the TSG vision -- that imperial, colonial England is dying and something (ideally) more multi-cultural will rise from its ashes and the Pevensies, by virtue of their own color blindness are very well suited to lead this change.
I see, by the way, that Gandhi's assassination has a really profound effect upon Edmund and in anticipation of that is one reason why I introduced a Hindu and a Muslim into the House of Russell in Part 1.
OK Stopping now. but please, don't stop your insights. They are invaluable and thank you so much.
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I've not gotten into colonialism in a big way (yet) for India and its impact upon the Pevensies and their Narnian view of colonial oppression are for Part 3. I had no idea you were Indian by culture/background. I have another reader, Renata, who has been helping me and eeep! I am so excited! Another brain to pick!
Btw, Narnian ideas of colonialism get completely turned on their head in TQSiT, with the Calormene-Americans being anti-colonial in contrast to the Narnian/British. Also, I do dance about this a bit in the hints of how the Four chose to deal with the Lone Islands. I've been meaning for some time to change parts of Chapter 1 of TQSiT to reflect the fact that Edmund and Lucy really aren't all that happy with how Caspian dealt with the Lone Islands and that his precipitous acts might just make it worse.
The Lone Islands Edmund/Morgan story is where I really intended to explore notions of colonialism and juxtapose that on to the British experience. Edmund even reflects on the irony that High King Peter might be joining the Quit India movement -- which is not actually far fetched at all in this verse where they all do have anti-colonial views, for all that they were monarchs -- though I'm still toying with Susan there. This is, in fact, the whole point in introducing Evil Banker Morgan in BRD. The Pevensies might have marched into the Lone Islands and, based on their own British imperial backgrounds, started rearranging things to their satisfaction, thinking they were doing the right thing, white man's burden and all that. Morgan is the one who puts the brakes on it in BRD with a, don't be stupid or you are going to have a HUGE problem on your hands. In other words, yes, I've thought about it (a bit) and intended to deal with a lot more, for how can you not deal with the death of colonialsm in a Spare Oom story? This is a huge thematic element of the TSG vision -- that imperial, colonial England is dying and something (ideally) more multi-cultural will rise from its ashes and the Pevensies, by virtue of their own color blindness are very well suited to lead this change.
I see, by the way, that Gandhi's assassination has a really profound effect upon Edmund and in anticipation of that is one reason why I introduced a Hindu and a Muslim into the House of Russell in Part 1.
OK Stopping now. but please, don't stop your insights. They are invaluable and thank you so much.