April 9 ~ Welcome Back! 6 weeks to go!

Mere Christianity Essays Due. 

Today we learn the Greek myth, Cupid and Psyche, because it is the back story that Lewis has used for our last novel, Till We Have Faces.

Here is a quick TED video. (It is a simplified version of the story, but it gets the main gist.)

Here is a LONG version, read to us. in Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 with a lovely country accent really.  

• What variations have you heard? 
• What themes did you pick up? 

Have you gotten a copy of Till We Have Faces yet?

• By the way, it is easy to let your mind head to a search for an allegory due to Lewis' other works. By Lewis' own warning, this novel is not an allegory. Instead, focus on the themes that develop. What is Lewis using the story to say about us, life, the nature of the divine, spirituality, materialism, family, beauty, the management of your own heart, etc...

HW: Read Chapter 1 of Till We Have Faces (here is a junky pdf without page numbers).  

• Journal 18
• Record three themes and a brief description of the development of each. 
• Keep track of similarities and differences from the original myth
• How is the narrator in TWHF different from the original myth? What do you gather about Orual? How would you describe her tone? her reliability? What is your impression of her? Why do you think Lewis made this switch? 

HW Nightly Reading Schedule:

Mon 4/9  Book 1, Chapters 1-3

Tue 4/10  Book 1, Chapters 4-5

Wed 4/11  Book 1, Chapters 6-7

Block 4/12 Book 1, Chapters 8-9

Mon 4/16  Book 1, Chapters 10-11

Tue 4/17    Book 1, Chapters 12-13

Wed 4/18    Book 1, Chapters 14-15

Block 4/19   Book 1, Chapters 16-18

Mon 4/23   Book 1, Chapters 19-21

Tue 4/24     Book 2, Chapters 1

Wed 425      Book 2, Chapters 2

Block 4/26    Book 2, Chapters 3-4