This C.S. Lewis Book Predicted the 21st Century
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The Conversion of Jane and Mark
Jane's defining characteristic of her life is independence. Critics often say that Lewis is being condescending and chauvinistic to Jane. And we'll see why, because Lewis does portray this independence and fear of submission along the lines of gender. But it's not fair to Lewis. It's helpful to see this is the exact same thing that Lewis saw as his own struggle before his own conversion. So there's like four different pieces of them all fighting with each other, and then one of them wins out.
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