5/22/2023 0 Comments Book phantastes![]() ![]() In this way, a place can be Heaven to some and Hell to others. Similarly, a human being who leads an evil life and goes to Hell would say that life on Earth was Hell. A human being who lives a just life on Earth and goes to Heaven would say that his life on Earth was Heaven. ![]() ![]() Good and evil are “retrospective.” After a human being experiences good and evil, he can judge for himself whether his experiences were good or evil. MacDonald tries to explain the truth to the Narrator. And yet for those who choose to stay here, it will also be Heaven. The place in which the Narrator is currently standing is called the Valley of the Shadow of Life. But the people who manage to leave the grey town behind will have been in Purgatory, not Hell. The Narrator asks MacDonald, “Is there really a way out of Hell into Heaven?” MacDonald replies that the people who live in the grey town are in Hell. Phantastes is the story of a quest,that of a young man searching for his true self, and many details of the visit of Anodos to FairyLand have clear connections with Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, beginning with the opening of thestory, in which the protagonist enters Fairy Land through an old piece of furniture. He explains to the Narrator that “the damned have holidays.” Occasionally, the people of Hell are allowed to visit the river, although most opt to visit Earth instead. George MacDonald, addressing the Narrator as “Son,” thanks the Narrator for his enthusiasm and respect. ![]()
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