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Fordim Hedgethistle · 02-23-2006, 08:42 AM

Funny, I'd always had the impression that Aslan was not entirely sure that things were going to come off so well. His attitude as he heads toward the sacrafice is certainly not upbeat nor confident! In fact, it's always reminded me of Frodo's state as he approaches Mount Doom: rather broken and sick at heart at the immensity of what he must perform, clinging to some indefinable hope that things will be better for everyone else but having little hope for himself.

I suppose the question is how far do you go down the Aslan-as-Christ road? If you see him as Christ I admit it would be hard to see him as I do (that is, like Frodo) -- but I don't see Aslan as Christ at all -- at least not as the Biblical (Primary World) Christ but as Narnia's Christ-figure. His knowledge is not certain, I don't think, insofar as he is not God-Made-Flesh. As we're told by the Beavers, he's a lion!

02-23-2006, 08:42 AM	#35
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	Funny, I'd always had the impression that Aslan was not entirely sure that things were going to come off so well. His attitude as he heads toward the sacrafice is certainly not upbeat nor confident! In fact, it's always reminded me of Frodo's state as he approaches Mount Doom: rather broken and sick at heart at the immensity of what he must perform, clinging to some indefinable hope that things will be better for everyone else but having little hope for himself. I suppose the question is how far do you go down the Aslan-as-Christ road? If you see him as Christ I admit it would be hard to see him as I do (that is, like Frodo) -- but I don't see Aslan as Christ at all -- at least not as the Biblical (Primary World) Christ but as Narnia's Christ-figure. His knowledge is not certain, I don't think, insofar as he is not God-Made-Flesh. As we're told by the Beavers, he's a lion! __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.