The observation about Aslan's tears being bigger than Digory's really lands when framed as what convinced Digory to trust. Lewis seems to be working through that himself, trusting in a God who weeps. The parallel between magic (power/compulsion) vs faith is really teh core tension, not just in fiction but in how we handle grief.
Absolutely. I loved how Alan Jacobs helped frame that parallel, and you're right, it goes to our own handling of grief and suffering. Do we trust God, or do we want to try (futilely) to wrestle control for ourselves?
The observation about Aslan's tears being bigger than Digory's really lands when framed as what convinced Digory to trust. Lewis seems to be working through that himself, trusting in a God who weeps. The parallel between magic (power/compulsion) vs faith is really teh core tension, not just in fiction but in how we handle grief.
Absolutely. I loved how Alan Jacobs helped frame that parallel, and you're right, it goes to our own handling of grief and suffering. Do we trust God, or do we want to try (futilely) to wrestle control for ourselves?