Saturday, March 03, 2007

In Lewis's writings one of the themes that keeps reappearing is the idea of someone who says something that is beyond belief and whether they are crazy, lying, or telling the truth. In Till We Have Faces Lewis adds another possibility to the list, disillusionment. It is agreed between both Bardia and the Fox that Psyche is most likely disillusioned into thinking that her lover is a God. This is an interesting question to think about because it is most likely our first response to anyone modern claiming to be the Christ. We want to give them the benefit of the doubt that they aren't crazy. And if that's the case why not go so far as to say they aren't lying? We reject the possibility that they are telling the truth leaving us that maybe they are disillusioned. Maybe something happened to them that they perceived incorrectly. It is an interesting addition to this theme.

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