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Child of the 7th Age · 01-11-2008, 02:24 PM

Gwathagor,

There are two Green Ladies....

I was specifically referring to Narnia Villains here. In The Silver Chair, the witch-like Lady of the Green Kirtle is first described in connection with the evil serpent who kills the queen of Narnia, King Caspian’s bride, Ramadu’s daughter, and Prince Rillian’s mother. Green is traditionally the color of jealousy and seduction. The Lady is greedy for power, and she is an overt seductress.

But the Green Lady of Perelandra proves my point again. She is pre-fall and thus immune from the stigma that the rest of us poor women bear (and which Lewis found so hard to deal with). As such, she is the safest female character of all. Lewis "sanitizes" his women in various ways. He may make his characters older, put them in animal form, give them a supernatural aura that removes them from being human, simply de-emphasize their physical attributes, or, in this particular case, place them before the fall. When Susan becomes too dangerous, she is removed.

Ok, ok...I'm exaggerating, but there is some truth in this.

01-11-2008, 02:24 PM	#20
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Gwathagor, There are two Green Ladies.... I was specifically referring to Narnia Villains here. In The Silver Chair, the witch-like Lady of the Green Kirtle is first described in connection with the evil serpent who kills the queen of Narnia, King Caspian’s bride, Ramadu’s daughter, and Prince Rillian’s mother. Green is traditionally the color of jealousy and seduction. The Lady is greedy for power, and she is an overt seductress. But the Green Lady of Perelandra proves my point again. She is pre-fall and thus immune from the stigma that the rest of us poor women bear (and which Lewis found so hard to deal with). As such, she is the safest female character of all. Lewis "sanitizes" his women in various ways. He may make his characters older, put them in animal form, give them a supernatural aura that removes them from being human, simply de-emphasize their physical attributes, or, in this particular case, place them before the fall. When Susan becomes too dangerous, she is removed. Ok, ok...I'm exaggerating, but there is some truth in this. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote. Last edited by Child of the 7th Age; 01-11-2008 at 02:39 PM.