was surprised how much I enjoyed this book.It really helped me appreciate the Chronicles of Narnia more.

Themes Explored in Prince Caspian

1. Evil appears rarely as evil but typically under some other guise.
2. Help often comes in an unanticipated form, in a manner that is so unexpected and strange that it my be recognized as help only in looking back on it.
3. Real community is made up of different types of individuals with different abilities.
4. Celebration, joy, and merriment are central to life, not elements reserved only for holidays or vacations.
5. The virtuous life is an adventure, one with hardship that must be taken seriously, but one not to be missed because it is the only path that leads to genuine happiness, real fulfillment, and true community.
6. A life without virtue is not glamorous, fun, or exciting but rather is petty, spiteful, dominating, and devouring.
7. In some ways, small, everyday suffering is harder to bear than the greater, more majestic king.
8. Right ruling requires a proper stance toward not just the subjects but also to the land being governed.
0. True freedom is freedom from the self, freedom to turn one's attention outward, toward the things that give purpose and meaning. ( )