Chernobyl illustrates the themes of controlling the narrative and the media surrounding events which were so horrific to Lewis. In the first episode, the head scientist in the plant, Victor Bryukhanov, and another engineer for the plant, Anatoly Dyatlov, attempt to subdue the horrors of the reactor meltdown by convincing themselves and others that it…

In chapter thirteen of That Hideous Strength, the organization of N.I.C.E awakens Merlin from his sleep and begins to the director. Merlin, however, does not believe the director is the Pendragon whom Merlin should follow until he answers a series of questions. After the director correctly answers these questions, Merlin is convinced to answer to…

In chapter 7 of That Hideous Strength, Jane talks to the director about her struggling marriage with Mark, where the conversation shifts to the definition of equality. The director and Jane realize that their definitions of equality differ. To Jane, her definition of equality is that “it was in their souls that people were equal”(145),…

C.S Lewis uses That Hideous Strength as an allegory to explain his theses in The Abolition of Man, putting his ideas into a more literary form through the novel. Using N.I.C.E  to represent a controlling power, Lewis once again emphasizes the inherent problems with attempts to control nature because it will only create exacerbated flaws…

My name is Sam Bitzer and I am planning on studying Economics. I come from Pittsburgh and am the youngest of seven kids and spent most of my time outside of high school playing or teaching sports. In high school, I was the captain of both the golf and tennis team at my school, and…

My name is Sam Bitzer and I am planning on studying Economics. I come from Pittsburgh and am the youngest of seven kids and spent most of my time outside of high school playing or teaching sports. In high school, I was the captain of both the golf and tennis team at my school, and…