Реферат: Allusions Within Out Of The Silent Planet

Essay, Research Paper

Although various biblical allusions appear in many novels, most are not easily

interpreted. In order for a reader to be able to recognize an allusion they must first understand

what an allusion is. An allusion is a comparison to something that goes deeper than

what is just stated. In the novel Out of the Silent Planet there are many references to the Bible.

C.S. Lewis uses various biblical allusions throughout Out of the Silent Planet to portray the

characters and setting on Malacandra.

One of the first biblical allusions in Out of the Silent Planet is the parallel between Maleldil

the Young and Christ. C.S. Lewis illustrates this comparison as he elucidates Ransom?s

knowledge about Malacandra. As Ransom spends several weeks with the hrossa he learns that

everything was created by Maleldil the Young (Magill 213). C.S. Lewis clearly used Maleldil to

represent Christ, knowing that Christ is the creator of all things. Another analogy among Maleldil

the Young and Christ is their intentions with their creations. According to Magill, Ransom

discovered that Maleldil the Young did not create the worlds and races to last forever (215).

Christ?s ultimate plan when he created the universe was to one day have it destroyed. It is to be

understood that Maleldil had the same plans when he was creating the universe. The last

reference between Maleldil and Christ is the meaning of their names. The word Maleldil derived

from Anglo- Saxon means ?Lord of Judgment? (Christopher 93). This obviously means that he

was the supreme judge over Malacandra. As Christ being the supreme judge, one can

see the comparison.

The next allusion that appears in Out of the Silent Planet, is the comparison between the

Old One and God. The Old One was one of the higher spirits that lived with Maleldil. The Old

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One was described as having no body or parts (Magill 213). The fact that C.S. Lewis described

him like that is evidently because he is comparing the Old One to God. God is a spirit that has

neither a body or functional parts; God just exsists. The other reference that suggests that God

and the Old One can be compared is where they live. The Old One and Maleldil the Young live

together and rule from Melidorn (Magill 212). This is similar to how Christ and God live and rule

together from heaven.

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