Abstract
Notes the Humpty Dumpty imagery in Ransom’s dream of sitting on a garden wall in Out of the Silent Planet. Relates this to the importance of the ability to change one’s perspective for Ransom and other characters.
Recommended Citation
Loney, Douglas
(1989)
"Humpty Dumpty in the Heavens: Perspective in Out of the Silent Planet,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 16
:
No.
2
, Article 15.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol16/iss2/15
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