The Wardrobe Door

The Wardrobe Door

The Banal Beginnings of Dehumanization

N.I.C.E. in "That Hideous Strength" demonstrates the evil power in vagueness

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Aaron Earls
May 21, 2025
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In C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength, the National Institute for Co-ordinated Experiments (N.I.C.E.) epitomizes an evil technocratic organization. The organization conducts human experiments, sparks riots through propaganda, frames dissenters, jails opponents, and even murders some and frames other enemies for those death…

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