Prince Caspian Coming of Age Quotes

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Quote #4

The children also put on mail shirts and helmets; a sword and shield were found for Edmund and a bow for Lucy—Peter and Susan were of course already carrying their gifts. (8.24)

The Pevensies put on the clothes of their grownup selves (remember, they were full-on adults at the end of The Lion). This begins their transformation toward the more adult, or Narnian, aspect of their personalities.

Quote #5

[Lucy] had once known them better than the stars of our own world, because as a Queen in Narnia she had gone to bed much later than as a child in England. (9.4)

In not wanting to paint too gloomy a picture about adulthood, Prince Caspian includes this bit of tall folk benefits.

Quote #6

Raw meat is not a nice thing to fill one's pockets with, but they folded it up in fresh leaves and made the best of it. They were all experienced enough to know that they would feel quite differently about these squashy and unpleasant parcels when they had walked long enough to be really hungry. (9.35)

But adulthood isn't all about awesomely late bedtimes. Here the Pevensie boys have to consider and care for their survival—an adult task that can be, let's say, grisly at times. Certainly not something you'd expect to find in a childish romp through a magical land.