5/31/2023 0 Comments Perelandra by C.S. LewisEventually, Ransom finds a floating island and rests. Most of the planet is covered in water except for a Fixed Land with a green pillar. Ransom travelled to Perelandra and, before landing, found himself flying over its surface. A year and a half later, Ransom returns, his heel bleeding, and speaks of his experiences vaguely to several friends. Ransom enters the coffin naked and Lewis places a blindfold on him before shutting the lid. Lewis agrees to this and meets the eldila, the Oyarsa of Malacandra, who reinforces the importance of this journey. He shows Lewis the coffin-like ship he will be travelling in and gives him instructions to watch over the house and wait for his return with the help of a trusted friend. Ransom enters and explains to Lewis that he will be going on another journey, this time to Perelandra, or Venus. He enters to find himself in the presence of a powerful eldila, an angel-like entity that serves Maleldil, a figure known on Earth as Jesus Christ. As he approaches Ransom’s house, he sees that all the lights are off. Along the way, he realizes he forgot his bag on the train. There, Lewis recounts the events of Ransom’s journey to Malacandra and becomes fearful of this visit. Lewis is summoned by philologist Elwin Ransom to his home in the English country.
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