From Babble to Silence: Orual, Job, and the Grand Inquisitor Meet God
Dostoyevsky intentionally intensifies Ivan’s arguments against God
In Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis, Orual blames the gods for her loveless life — she feel deprived of the blessings her “fortunate” and godlike sister Psyche experienced. Throughout the story, Orual presents her case against the injustice of the gods who “hide their faces” from humans. However, near the end, a profound realization dawns on her.
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