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brownkim
brownkim

In the book Prince Caspian, what are some differences in the movie and book?

How is the book Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis different from the movie?

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Posted by brownkim on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 2:00 PM and tagged with literature, narnia.

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  1. thewritingteacher
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    The most obvious difference in the romance between Caspian and Susan. Lewis was a bachelor for much of his life, and he was far more interested in eternal principles than shallow romances. In fact, Susan's character is the least developed of the Pevensie children throughout the Narnia series. In the end, she stops believing in Narnia altogether. In our culture, however, romance sells movie tickets, so the screenplay writers took Susan's rather flat character and created a romance for her.

    Another difference is the freeing of the schools. Lewis did not like the highly restrictive boarding schools of England, and thought of them as prisons. In the book, the Telmarine system was prison-like, and Aslan freed the students. This event was left out of the movie---very possibly for streamlining the story for modern movie audiences.

    While the movie does capture the essence of Lewis' book, the book has more depth and more relevant themes.

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    Posted by thewritingteacher on Thursday August 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM