Episode 88: ‘Prince Caspian’ Book Commentary (Part 1)

The NarniaWeb Council returns to begin discussing the second Narnia book to be published, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951). Rilian and Glumpuddle begin in Chapter 1 and proceed in more-or-less chronological order through the book.

Running Time 33:09

Discussion Questions:

• How do you think PC works as a stand-alone book? (1:45)
• Did you immediately know the children were in the ruins of Cair Paravel? Were you surprised to learn that hundreds of years had passed since LWW? (3:33)
• In the treasure chamber, did you notice that Lucy’s cordial is never mentioned? (18:38)
• What were your first impressions of “the dwarf”? (8:39)
• Did you notice that the Pevensies apparently don’t learn Trumpkin’s name until after he tells his story? (9:04)
• What do you think about the four-chapter flashback? Were you disappointed to cut away from the Pevensies? (10:07)
• What were your first impressions of Reepicheep and the other Old Narnians? (23:18)
• Were you confused by the rules of using the horn? (28:18)
• When did you figure out that Trumpkin was “the dwarf” the Pevensies had met? (30:04)

(Listen to Part 2 and Part 3 of our Prince Caspian commentary)

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