The Problem of Susan
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The Problem of Susan is a controversial short story by Neil Gaiman that revisits and critiques the fate of Susan Pevensie from C.S. Lewis’s Narnia series, exploring themes of grief, sexuality, and the treatment of female characters in fantasy literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controversial work
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptation | The Problem of Susan and Other Stories (graphic adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Chronicles of Narnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Susan Pevensie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy
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The Problem of Susan and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
dream sequences
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graphic imagery ⓘ |
| controversy |
depiction of sexuality
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depiction of violence ⓘ reinterpretation of Christian themes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
C. S. Lewis’s handling of female sexuality
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the fate of Susan Pevensie in The Last Battle ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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literary fantasy ⓘ metafiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedAdaptation | The Problem of Susan and Other Stories (2019) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | C. S. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
example of revisionist fantasy
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frequently discussed in scholarship on C. S. Lewis ⓘ prominent feminist reading of Narnia ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Professor Hastings
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Susan Pevensie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | interview ⓘ |
| publisher | Dark Horse Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Chronicles of Narnia
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The Last Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary England ⓘ |
| structure | frame narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
afterlife
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aging ⓘ critique of Christian allegory ⓘ death ⓘ grief ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ sexualization and punishment of women ⓘ survivor’s guilt ⓘ trauma ⓘ treatment of female characters in fantasy ⓘ |
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