Her pose makes me think she's waiting for My Dad to join her for a picnic. Or maybe he'll do something else, considering what @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"First thing I thought of when I saw this was the Agatha Christie novel Evil Under the Sun. If you know, you know."

Narnia in yesterday's RSotD discussion, Agatha Christie in today's... I was not expecting either of these things, but I am all for it! all of my Christies (and I have a lot, she's one of my all-time favorite writers) are in storage right now, and I'm not one hundred percent certain I have a copy of that book, but I do have a copy of the 1982 movie with Peter Ustinov, and it isn't in storage. I may have to rewatch that.

@TheOtherMike said:
"Her pose makes me think she's waiting for My Dad to join her for a picnic. Or maybe he'll do something else, considering what @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"First thing I thought of when I saw this was the Agatha Christie novel Evil Under the Sun. If you know, you know."

Narnia in yesterday's RSotD discussion, Agatha Christie in today's... I was not expecting either of these things, but I am all for it! all of my Christies (and I have a lot, she's one of my all-time favorite writers) are in storage right now, and I'm not one hundred percent certain I have a copy of that book, but I do have a copy of the 1982 movie with Peter Ustinov, and it isn't in storage. I may have to rewatch that."

Awesome! I have that movie with Ustinov on DVD. I am a huge Christie fan. I have all of her mystery books. I am missing one romance novel of hers, her collection of poetry and the children's book.

For a "picnic lunch", Julie is gazing longingly at the dog, isn't she?

Scala again…
@TheOtherMike yes, my dad is right around the corner…lurking in the ominous shadows.

Great timing. Looks like a fun set. So the banana piece is that old...

I refuse to discuss someone who would wear red leggings under a see-thru mint green skirt.

@TheOtherMike:
Regarding Narnia, I of course originally read them in publication order, as most box sets of the time were numbered that way. I’ve since read them in chronological order. Lewis wrote a letter in response to some fan mail, stating that he agreed with the fan’s relative that they work better in chronological order, but scholars are divided on that issue. Some believe he was just humoring the fan, and may not have really agreed. Others just believe the books work better in release order, as Wardrobe slowly invites you into the world, little bits at a time, while Nephew shows you the whole thing being created as soon as you get there. Reading Nephew before Wardrobe takes away every last bit of mystery created by the way that story was framed. But once someone has read the entire series, the mystery’s already gone, and it just may seem preferable to get the chronology sorted out.

@MCLegoboy said:
"There's no food for the dog. Julie's a cruel individual."

Julie eats the food, the dog eats Julie. Why do you think she’s sat on a serving blanket the same as the food is?

@TheOtherMike said:
"
Narnia in yesterday's RSotD discussion, "

Thanks.
Missed yesterday's, so just read through the comments!

Love the Narnia books/films (though films drop off in DT, even with good great Reepacheep is)

Went on a week long Narnian themed Christian retreat a while back looking at the parallels and themes. So that has really increased my love of C.S.Lewis's world and the deeper meaning behind it all.

It's a lovely setting. It may or may not be where the wild roses grow, the wind light as a thief.

Poor Julie. Poor, poor Julie.

Never a good idea to eat Lego which is why Julia is feeling faint and maybe she will disappear down a Lewis Carroll Rabbit hole.

Ah yes, the original usage of the apple, croissant and banana pieces. The cake was quite nice too back then. My only experience with that type of cake was from a Micky Mouse set, 4165 Minnie´s Birthday Party when I visited someone years ago. Of course, this is a different print. But the mould was so tactile.

@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Her pose makes me think she's waiting for My Dad to join her for a picnic. Or maybe he'll do something else, considering what @LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"First thing I thought of when I saw this was the Agatha Christie novel Evil Under the Sun. If you know, you know."

Narnia in yesterday's RSotD discussion, Agatha Christie in today's... I was not expecting either of these things, but I am all for it! all of my Christies (and I have a lot, she's one of my all-time favorite writers) are in storage right now, and I'm not one hundred percent certain I have a copy of that book, but I do have a copy of the 1982 movie with Peter Ustinov, and it isn't in storage. I may have to rewatch that."

Awesome! I have that movie with Ustinov on DVD. I am a huge Christie fan. I have all of her mystery books. I am missing one romance novel of hers, her collection of poetry and the children's book."

Poirot (David Suchet) is the best! Miss Marple and 'Then there were None' are also really excellent. I prefer video/movies or audiobooks.
but back to the set... wow, only 38 of our members own the set...

@Zordboy said:
"For a "picnic lunch", Julie is gazing longingly at the dog, isn't she?"

Or maybe the dog is gazing longingly at Julie!

@Lewa8439 said:
"The real question is who's Julie and what's the lunch..."

As long as it isn't who is the lunch...

@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike:
Regarding Narnia, I of course originally read them in publication order, as most box sets of the time were numbered that way. I’ve since read them in chronological order. Lewis wrote a letter in response to some fan mail, stating that he agreed with the fan’s relative that they work better in chronological order, but scholars are divided on that issue. Some believe he was just humoring the fan, and may not have really agreed. Others just believe the books work better in release order, as Wardrobe slowly invites you into the world, little bits at a time, while Nephew shows you the whole thing being created as soon as you get there. Reading Nephew before Wardrobe takes away every last bit of mystery created by the way that story was framed. But once someone has read the entire series, the mystery’s already gone, and it just may seem preferable to get the chronology sorted out."

+1 for release order. The progressive revelation of the story and backstory only works in the written order.

Although I think the most important thing is to re-read them over the years. The books operate on multiple levels, and a child's perspective will be very different from an adult's, and a young adult's perspective will be different from an older one's. These are books that keep on giving, revealing themselves to have more depth on every re-visitation. Somehow they manage to give the reader a taste of the infinitude of wonder used to describe paradise at the end of the Last Battle. "Further up and further in" didn't make much sense to me when I was young; it makes a lot more sense now, even though it's still only a dim shadow.

@BabuBrick
I find the Dawn Treader exhibits this multidimensional quality even more than the other books, and that's why it's my favorite. The scene with Lucy reading the magician's book is remarkable. First she lusts after a form of beauty which is actually hideous, then she pouts about being denied it, rebels in pique, instantly regrets it and realizes her need of redemption, and discovers what true beauty is. Finally, in the climax, she becomes true beauty—but never realizes it—when she radiates the joy of beholding the one who is beauty itself. The whole sequence is told quietly, as she simply turns the pages of a book. But it packs a wallop.

@AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another.

I'm glad VotDT is your favorite, as it seems like it is for so many other people, but for me personally, I'll have to respectfully disagree and rank it as seventh out of the seven. That's just my opinion, though. There's no right or wrong opinion with topics like this. :)

@BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another."

They do, though. The whole point of the voyage is to search for the seven Lost Lords who went into exile during the usurper's reign, and to explore the furthest reaches of the kingdom of Narnia. Also, the two youngest Pevensies get to spend some time with their friend Caspian under better circumstances than when they last saw him. Alone among the seven books, Dawn Treader is the one where there's no clear villain to be overcome. Yes, there were several years within Wardrobe where the Pevensies got to enjoy their peaceful reign, but we only got to read about the final moments during the stag hunt, and another conflict during A Horse & His Boy.

@BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another.

I'm glad VotDT is your favorite, as it seems like it is for so many other people, but for me personally, I'll have to respectfully disagree and rank it as seventh out of the seven. That's just my opinion, though. There's no right or wrong opinion with topics like this. :)"

I myself have some dim views of books many people adore, and I direct special withering criticism at books I find episodic and lacking in plot. So I happily accept your difference of opinion. :)

FWIW, the reason this one is an exception is that although the book is episodic, the episodes are thematically unified. As you are probably aware, Lewis described this book as being about "the spiritual life." The characters are wrestling with courage, avarice, power, selfishness, fear, etc., against the backdrop of their yearning for their eternal home. The real story isn't the episodes themselves, it's the characters' discovery of Aslan's interposition within their struggles, and finally at the end their bending to his nature and his will.

Few of us will live lives worthy of novelization, and even fewer of those who do would wish to. But the theme of this book is a universal human experience, and our response to it the only significant question of our lives. Perhaps that's why I find it so surprisingly compelling. In that respect, it also brings to mind the strange vision at the end of Perelandra, in which the hero was allowed to see how all the events of his life had been intentionally orchestrated and used as part of the dance of history. It opens the possibility that the situations we see as fragmented and circumstantial were in fact anything but.

@AllenSmith said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another.

I'm glad VotDT is your favorite, as it seems like it is for so many other people, but for me personally, I'll have to respectfully disagree and rank it as seventh out of the seven. That's just my opinion, though. There's no right or wrong opinion with topics like this. :)"

I myself have some dim views of books many people adore, and I direct special withering criticism at books I find episodic and lacking in plot. So I happily accept your difference of opinion. :)

FWIW, the reason this one is an exception is that although the book is episodic, the episodes are thematically unified. As you are probably aware, Lewis described this book as being about "the spiritual life." The characters are wrestling with courage, avarice, power, selfishness, fear, etc., against the backdrop of their yearning for their eternal home. The real story isn't the episodes themselves, it's the characters' discovery of Aslan's interposition within their struggles, and finally at the end their bending to his nature and his will.

Few of us will live lives worthy of novelization, and even fewer of those who do would wish to. But the theme of this book is a universal human experience, and our response to it the only significant question of our lives. Perhaps that's why I find it so surprisingly compelling. In that respect, it also brings to mind the strange vision at the end of Perelandra, in which the hero was allowed to see how all the events of his life had been intentionally orchestrated and used as part of the dance of history. It opens the possibility that the situations we see as fragmented and circumstantial were in fact anything but."

@AllenSmith You’re points are incredible, I love them a lot. I think that makes the Dawn Treader stand alone in the series; however, I would also put A Horse and His Boy up there with it.

@AllenSmith said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another.

I'm glad VotDT is your favorite, as it seems like it is for so many other people, but for me personally, I'll have to respectfully disagree and rank it as seventh out of the seven. That's just my opinion, though. There's no right or wrong opinion with topics like this. :)"

I myself have some dim views of books many people adore, and I direct special withering criticism at books I find episodic and lacking in plot. So I happily accept your difference of opinion. :)

FWIW, the reason this one is an exception is that although the book is episodic, the episodes are thematically unified. As you are probably aware, Lewis described this book as being about "the spiritual life." The characters are wrestling with courage, avarice, power, selfishness, fear, etc., against the backdrop of their yearning for their eternal home. The real story isn't the episodes themselves, it's the characters' discovery of Aslan's interposition within their struggles, and finally at the end their bending to his nature and his will.

Few of us will live lives worthy of novelization, and even fewer of those who do would wish to. But the theme of this book is a universal human experience, and our response to it the only significant question of our lives. Perhaps that's why I find it so surprisingly compelling. In that respect, it also brings to mind the strange vision at the end of Perelandra, in which the hero was allowed to see how all the events of his life had been intentionally orchestrated and used as part of the dance of history. It opens the possibility that the situations we see as fragmented and circumstantial were in fact anything but."

Fair points. I love how our discussions about Narnia here have nothing to do at all with the articles they're on, lol!

@PurpleDave said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another."

They do, though. The whole point of the voyage is to search for the seven Lost Lords who went into exile during the usurper's reign, and to explore the furthest reaches of the kingdom of Narnia. Also, the two youngest Pevensies get to spend some time with their friend Caspian under better circumstances than when they last saw him. Alone among the seven books, Dawn Treader is the one where there's no clear villain to be overcome. Yes, there were several years within Wardrobe where the Pevensies got to enjoy their peaceful reign, but we only got to read about the final moments during the stag hunt, and another conflict during A Horse & His Boy."

@PurpleDave You are right, although there isn’t really a clear villain in A Horse and His Boy either. There are villains, to be overcome, but no clear one. I would say there is no focal villain per se, but that there are “kind of clear” villains nonetheless. There really are only peaceful moments at the end of books, something Lewis enjoyed. After all the work, and plot, and story was completed, only then would peace and restoration take for effect.

@BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another.

I'm glad VotDT is your favorite, as it seems like it is for so many other people, but for me personally, I'll have to respectfully disagree and rank it as seventh out of the seven. That's just my opinion, though. There's no right or wrong opinion with topics like this. :)"

I myself have some dim views of books many people adore, and I direct special withering criticism at books I find episodic and lacking in plot. So I happily accept your difference of opinion. :)

FWIW, the reason this one is an exception is that although the book is episodic, the episodes are thematically unified. As you are probably aware, Lewis described this book as being about "the spiritual life." The characters are wrestling with courage, avarice, power, selfishness, fear, etc., against the backdrop of their yearning for their eternal home. The real story isn't the episodes themselves, it's the characters' discovery of Aslan's interposition within their struggles, and finally at the end their bending to his nature and his will.

Few of us will live lives worthy of novelization, and even fewer of those who do would wish to. But the theme of this book is a universal human experience, and our response to it the only significant question of our lives. Perhaps that's why I find it so surprisingly compelling. In that respect, it also brings to mind the strange vision at the end of Perelandra, in which the hero was allowed to see how all the events of his life had been intentionally orchestrated and used as part of the dance of history. It opens the possibility that the situations we see as fragmented and circumstantial were in fact anything but."

Fair points. I love how our discussions about Narnia here have nothing to do at all with the articles they're on, lol!"

That, I think, makes them even better. :)

@AllenSmith said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike:
Regarding Narnia, I of course originally read them in publication order, as most box sets of the time were numbered that way. I’ve since read them in chronological order. Lewis wrote a letter in response to some fan mail, stating that he agreed with the fan’s relative that they work better in chronological order, but scholars are divided on that issue. Some believe he was just humoring the fan, and may not have really agreed. Others just believe the books work better in release order, as Wardrobe slowly invites you into the world, little bits at a time, while Nephew shows you the whole thing being created as soon as you get there. Reading Nephew before Wardrobe takes away every last bit of mystery created by the way that story was framed. But once someone has read the entire series, the mystery’s already gone, and it just may seem preferable to get the chronology sorted out."

+1 for release order. The progressive revelation of the story and backstory only works in the written order.

Although I think the most important thing is to re-read them over the years. The books operate on multiple levels, and a child's perspective will be very different from an adult's, and a young adult's perspective will be different from an older one's. These are books that keep on giving, revealing themselves to have more depth on every re-visitation. Somehow they manage to give the reader a taste of the infinitude of wonder used to describe paradise at the end of the Last Battle. "Further up and further in" didn't make much sense to me when I was young; it makes a lot more sense now, even though it's still only a dim shadow."

I agree release order is preferable.
Entering the world through the wardrobe for the first time is truly magical.

And yes, reading and digesting through different stages of life and 'lenses' will get different things out of them. Seeing different angles or links between seemingly unrelated parts.
A good example from my last read through is in Dawn Treader, and the wind blowing around the mast bringing courage to Lucy. With wind being similar to breath (same word in Hebrew, ruach, it also means Spirit!) So then links with the breath of Aslan, and all the symbolism that comes with.

@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another.

I'm glad VotDT is your favorite, as it seems like it is for so many other people, but for me personally, I'll have to respectfully disagree and rank it as seventh out of the seven. That's just my opinion, though. There's no right or wrong opinion with topics like this. :)"

I myself have some dim views of books many people adore, and I direct special withering criticism at books I find episodic and lacking in plot. So I happily accept your difference of opinion. :)

FWIW, the reason this one is an exception is that although the book is episodic, the episodes are thematically unified. As you are probably aware, Lewis described this book as being about "the spiritual life." The characters are wrestling with courage, avarice, power, selfishness, fear, etc., against the backdrop of their yearning for their eternal home. The real story isn't the episodes themselves, it's the characters' discovery of Aslan's interposition within their struggles, and finally at the end their bending to his nature and his will.

Few of us will live lives worthy of novelization, and even fewer of those who do would wish to. But the theme of this book is a universal human experience, and our response to it the only significant question of our lives. Perhaps that's why I find it so surprisingly compelling. In that respect, it also brings to mind the strange vision at the end of Perelandra, in which the hero was allowed to see how all the events of his life had been intentionally orchestrated and used as part of the dance of history. It opens the possibility that the situations we see as fragmented and circumstantial were in fact anything but."

Fair points. I love how our discussions about Narnia here have nothing to do at all with the articles they're on, lol!"

That, I think, makes them even better. :)"

I would love some Narnia LEGO sets based on the Walden movies. My wallet would be so broke if they released those....

@BabuBrick
Well, we’ll keep hoping that one day they’ll get approved in Ideas, but that’s slim to none. :(

@BabuBrick said:
" @Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith said:
" @BabuBrick said:
" @AllenSmith :
There definitely are some great moments in that book. For me personally, I just find that the story feels too segmented to operate as a solid whole. The scenes throughout the book, while very imaginative and memorable, are very episodic in nature, and for me it makes it kind of frustrating when you're reading about all of these interesting events that — by the time you reach the end of the book — don't really have any significant connection to one another.

I'm glad VotDT is your favorite, as it seems like it is for so many other people, but for me personally, I'll have to respectfully disagree and rank it as seventh out of the seven. That's just my opinion, though. There's no right or wrong opinion with topics like this. :)"

I myself have some dim views of books many people adore, and I direct special withering criticism at books I find episodic and lacking in plot. So I happily accept your difference of opinion. :)

FWIW, the reason this one is an exception is that although the book is episodic, the episodes are thematically unified. As you are probably aware, Lewis described this book as being about "the spiritual life." The characters are wrestling with courage, avarice, power, selfishness, fear, etc., against the backdrop of their yearning for their eternal home. The real story isn't the episodes themselves, it's the characters' discovery of Aslan's interposition within their struggles, and finally at the end their bending to his nature and his will.

Few of us will live lives worthy of novelization, and even fewer of those who do would wish to. But the theme of this book is a universal human experience, and our response to it the only significant question of our lives. Perhaps that's why I find it so surprisingly compelling. In that respect, it also brings to mind the strange vision at the end of Perelandra, in which the hero was allowed to see how all the events of his life had been intentionally orchestrated and used as part of the dance of history. It opens the possibility that the situations we see as fragmented and circumstantial were in fact anything but."

Fair points. I love how our discussions about Narnia here have nothing to do at all with the articles they're on, lol!"

That, I think, makes them even better. :)"

I would love some Narnia LEGO sets based on the Walden movies. My wallet would be so broke if they released those...."

I remember there being one on Ideas a while back.
Not sure how far it got.

@bnic99
Several have gotten 10k, but they haven’t gotten approved.

@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @bnic99
Several have gotten 10k, but they haven’t gotten approved."

Dissapointing...
Maybe one day.

I can imagine the Wardrobe opening up to a snowy scene with the Lamppost in the centre looking awesome as a display.

Maybe there will be hope when the new Netflix films come out...
While I think that is starting with MA, it might bring some attention to the world, like the Hobbit films did with Middle Earth and the OG lotr lego line.
Small chance, but one can hope.

Wonder if it is just a lack of faith in the IP selling well.

Or if there is some other reason.
Such as Aslan being a Christ analogy interfering with rules against doing sets on religion.

I can see that stopping them doing a set of the Stone Table for example, as it is very clearly representative of the Cross. Even if in a fictitious fantasy setting.

@bnic99 said:
"Wonder if it is just a lack of faith in the IP selling well.

Or if there is some other reason.
Such as Aslan being a Christ analogy interfering with rules against doing sets on religion.

I can see that stopping them doing a set of the Stone Table for example, as it is very clearly representative of the Cross. Even if in a fictitious fantasy setting."

Sadly, that is probably true one both accounts. I hope one day… but it seems Quite Unlikely.

@bnic99 said:
" @Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @bnic99
Several have gotten 10k, but they haven’t gotten approved."

Dissapointing...
Maybe one day.

I can imagine the Wardrobe opening up to a snowy scene with the Lamppost in the centre looking awesome as a display.

Maybe there will be hope when the new Netflix films come out...
While I think that is starting with MA, it might bring some attention to the world, like the Hobbit films did with Middle Earth and the OG lotr lego line.
Small chance, but one can hope."

A book nook one would be awesome too!

@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @PurpleDave You are right, although there isn’t really a clear villain in A Horse and His Boy either. There are villains, to be overcome, but no clear one. I would say there is no focal villain per se, but that there are “kind of clear” villains nonetheless. There really are only peaceful moments at the end of books, something Lewis enjoyed. After all the work, and plot, and story was completed, only then would peace and restoration take for effect."

To the contrary, Prince Rabadash plans to invade Narnia's ally and kidnap one of the queens to forcibly marry. Seems pretty villainous to me. He may not be present early in the story, but the culmination is entirely focused on spoiling his plans. Compare that to Dawn Treader where the only real villains are Pug and Gumpas, who are quickly left behind along with the first island they sail to. And they never had a major role in the story to begin with. Everything else is about overcoming personal struggles.

@PurpleDave
Very true, but really, the role of villain goes from character to character in A Horse & His Boy. First, it’s his adopted Father (sort of…), then it’s Prince Rabadash, but really it’s his whole court. In the end though, you are right, he is eventually so much a villain that even though he isn’t spread throughout the book, he is a clear villain. They didn’t have a huge role, although setting something into motion as they did, was quite a role in my opinion. Personal struggles are something Lewis highlighted over, over, and over once more, and he did an impeccable job at it. And that includes none Narnian books, from the Screwtape Letters, to Mere Christianity, to Surprised by Joy, and many more. In the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I think they are clear because they are a focal point in the story. They don’t appear clear, and that’s kind of what you were saying, but they’re are very much there.

@BabuBrick said:
"Fair points. I love how our discussions about Narnia here have nothing to do at all with the articles they're on, lol!"

Well, in fairness, it IS a weird Scala set and the other commenters have already covered all the possible disturbing angles. Murder! Creepers! Eating dogs! Fashion faux pas! And I regret to say I couldn't come up with any more. What else is there to talk about?

@AllenSmith said:
" @BabuBrick said:
"Fair points. I love how our discussions about Narnia here have nothing to do at all with the articles they're on, lol!"

Well, in fairness, it IS a weird Scala set and the other commenters have already covered all the possible disturbing angles. Murder! Creepers! Eating dogs! Fashion faux pas! And I regret to say I couldn't come up with any more. What else is there to talk about?"

Nothing; I don’t have anything to add, lol!

@AllenSmith said:
"Eating dogs! Fashion faux pas!"

I'm disappointed that you didn't go for the "faux paws" pun.

@Wallace_Brick_Designs:
There are certainly other antagonists and foils in that book, but I wouldn't really consider someone a villain if the hero never actually defeats them. His adopted father does his deed, receives his payment, and is never heard from again. He's never brought to justice, his plans are never foiled, and aside from that brief instance early on, he never has any direct impact on the course of the story. The Tisroc contributes to some of the final challenges Shasta has to overcome, but only indirectly, and again is never actually defeated in the course of the story.