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Southwestern Oklahoma State University

1978

Lewis, C.S.—Characters—Reepicheep

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The Honour And Glory Of A Mouse: Reepicheep Of Narnia, Mark Bailey Oct 1978

The Honour And Glory Of A Mouse: Reepicheep Of Narnia, Mark Bailey

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Despite the fact that Lewis viewed pride as “the central issue in Christian morality” and it is a great sin in Narnia, the character of Reepicheep escapes condemnation because his pride is “a proper sense of dignity and worth” and his motives generous.