Article Title
Girls in Narnia: Hindered or Human?
Artists and Illustrations Included in This Record
Artist
Cassi Gaston
First Illustration
Lucy
Second Illustration
Susan
Third Illustration
Aravis
Fourth Illustration
Jill
Fifth Illustration
Polly
Abstract
Asks if five heroines in the Chronicles of Narnia: remain “characters worthy of imitation” by girls or are “rendered obsolete and impotent by cultural stereotyping.” Despite occasional sexist references, the female characters are not stereotyped.
